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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Dates and Times Timedeltas

Posted by paulthomson3
paulthomson3
4,151 Points

How can I write something that passes the timedelta quiz? I don't have a clue as to what they are asking . . .

Here are some things I have tried: datetime.timedelta(min = -5) datetime.timedelta(days = -(1/24)*(1/12)) datetime.timedelta(seconds = -300) datetime.timedelta(days = -1/288) etc.

I have been very inventive but nothing works. Very explicitly now, what on earth can I write??? I have spent a long time on this.

Michael Pastran
Michael Pastran
4,727 Points
Michael Pastran
Michael Pastran
4,727 Points

can you post your code? so i can see what is the challenge your stuck on

3 Answers

paulthomson3
paulthomson3
4,151 Points

OK, the answer appears to depend on what computer I'm using. The one at home tells me that the (minutes = -5) is fine, but the one where I'm supposed to be taking this class, says Bummer! no matter what I do.

Michael Pastran
Michael Pastran
4,727 Points
Michael Pastran
Michael Pastran
4,727 Points

Ohhhhh!! i get it, its the quiz not a challenge. you had it right the first time Paul. the only thing is that "min = -5" is not correct. if you looked at the documentation for datetime. you would see that for minutes you have to actually write "minutes" so the answer for that question is 

datetime.timedelta(minutes = -5)
paulthomson3
paulthomson3
4,151 Points
paulthomson3
paulthomson3
4,151 Points

I did look at the documentation, and that is one of innumerably many things that I tried, and it didn't work. That is why I put "etc.", because I spent about an hour trying different permutations and combinations of things. How many things can one make up in an hour? A lot . . .

I did try minutes (as in minutes = -5), as well as minute, min, "min", 'min', 'minutes, "minute", etc.

(minutes = -5) (min = -5) ("min" = -5) ('min' = -5) (minutes' = -5) ("minute" = -5) (minutes=-5) (min=-5) ("min"=-5) ('min'=-5) (minutes'=-5) ("minute"=-5)

. . . and on and on, seemingly without end, repeating the four questions on the test over and over and over again.

And I tried lots of permutations of hours, days, and things like (days = -1, seconds = 86100) and (days, seconds = -1, 86100), etc.

I just don't have even the slightest clue what to do here.