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

Posted by Anna Carney
Anna Carney
1,675 Points

Code works in text editor, but not accepted for challenge question

The challenge question is to:

  • Create a function called time_tango
  • Function should take 2 arguments, date and time
  • It should combine these arguments and return a datetime

I thought I hit all the requirements, and when I run it in my text editor, it returns a datetime without a problem. I've tried returning a datetime object and a datetime string, but neither are accepted. It only responds with "Bummer: Try again!". I'm at a point where I don't know what else to try.

Here's my code: '''python import datetime

def time_tango(date, time): return datetime.datetime.strptime(date + ' ' + time, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M') '''

combo.py 
import datetime

def time_tango(date, time):
    return datetime.datetime.strptime(date + ' ' + time, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

This would work if both arguments were strings, but the challenge is asking for a function that will take a date object and a time object as arguments.

So you could use strptime by first making strings out of the objects, or just construct a datetime object using the individual attributes of the arguments, but you might want to consider the easier approach using combine instead.

Anna Carney
Anna Carney
1,675 Points

This is so much easier than the way I was thinking through the problem! Got it figured out now by using combine(). Thanks for your help!

Jeff Muday
MOD
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,716 Points
Jeff Muday
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,716 Points

Your solution and approach are very sound! However, this challenge wants something really specific -- the entire datetime including all the way down to seconds and microseconds.

For example...

>>> datetime.datetime.now()
datetime.datetime(2022, 4, 4, 17, 21, 27, 448892)

NOTE: this is left for you to solve, the combo variable is what you should complete!

def time_tango(date, time):
    combo = datetime.datetime(date.year, date.month, date.day, time.hour .....
    return combo

Hope this helps!