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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Dates and Times Time Tango

Eric Hodgins
Eric Hodgins
29,207 Points
Posted by Eric Hodgins
Eric Hodgins
29,207 Points

Write a function named time_tango that takes a date and a time. It should combine them into a datetime and return it.

Has anyone tried this question? I can't figure it out. Are 'date' and 'time' strings when passed in?

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks, Eric

4 Answers

boog690
boog690
8,987 Points
boog690
boog690
8,987 Points

The two parameters date and time are not strings, they are date and time objects. The package datetime actually has a method called combine which is used when we want to combine a date object with a time object (into a datetime object). Return the two objects combined.

I linked to the combine method. I won't give the answer away but hopefully you can figure it out from the datetime documentation. Best of luck!

Wolverine .py
Wolverine .py
2,513 Points
Wolverine .py
Wolverine .py
2,513 Points 
import datetime
def time_tango(date, time):
    return datetime.datetime.combine(date, time)

just got past with this code :)

Eric Hodgins
Eric Hodgins
29,207 Points
Eric Hodgins
Eric Hodgins
29,207 Points

Thanks! That did the trick.

micram1001
micram1001
33,833 Points
micram1001
micram1001
33,833 Points

Thanks forgot the combine(date, time)