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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Dates and Times Timedelta Minute

Elizabeth McInerney
Elizabeth McInerney
3,175 Points
Posted by Elizabeth McInerney
Elizabeth McInerney
3,175 Points

datetime minute

This returns "expecting 7, got -53".

minutes.py 
def minutes(datetime_older, datetime_newer):
  return round(datetime_newer.minute - datetime_older.minute)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

There is a clue in the error: 7 + 53 = 60. That is, does your code handle the case where the two datetimes cross an hour boundary? You will need to look at the larger time, convert to a net difference in seconds, then convert the result back to minutes.