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Start your free trialJavi Caballero
7,422 PointsCreate a new function named from_string that takes two arguments: a date as a string and an strftime-compatible format s
Bummer: descriptor 'strftime' requires a 'datetime.date' object but received a 'str'
I'm not sure why it says that, could anyone tell me what I'm missing?
## Examples
# to_string(datetime_object) => "24 September 2012"
# from_string("09/24/12 18:30", "%m/%d/%y %H:%M") => datetime
import datetime
def to_string(datetime_birthday): #Not Kenneth's birthday
date_plan = datetime_birthday.strftime('%d %B %Y')
return date_plan
def from_string(date_object, strf_time):
date_object = datetime.datetime.strftime(date_object, '%d %B %Y')
strf_time = date_object.strftime('%d %B %Y')
return strf_time
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsHere's a few hints:
- the first argument is named "date_object" — did you forget that both arguments are strings?
- "strf_time" is the second argument, you'll need to use it but not assign anything to it
- the "strftime" method returns a string, but this task needs to return a datetime
- perhaps the second task needs to use a different datetime method
Javi Caballero
7,422 PointsJavi Caballero
7,422 PointsSo the edited version looks like this:
import datetime
def to_string(datetime_birthday): date_plan = datetime_birthday.strftime('%d %B %Y') return date_plan
def from_string(d1, strf_time): d1 = datetime.datetime.strptime(d1, '%m %d %y') return strf_time
But then I get this: Bummer: time data '15-9-24' does not match format '%m %d %y'
Is it something obvious? Probably, most likely, but I can't seem to see what it is.
Javi Caballero
7,422 PointsJavi Caballero
7,422 PointsNo matter what kind of date string I write, it won't accept it...
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsSteven Parker
231,275 PointsWhen posting code, use Markdown formatting (as I have done here) to preserve the code's appearance.
But your 2nd function still does some rather curious things:
Javi Caballero
7,422 PointsJavi Caballero
7,422 PointsOk, sorry for not using Markdown formatting. I got it though! Thanks for the tips!