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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Let's Build a Timed Quiz App Simple Time Machine

Kenneth Bagwell Jr
Kenneth Bagwell Jr
3,698 Points
Posted by Kenneth Bagwell Jr
Kenneth Bagwell Jr
3,698 Points

delorean question

honestly not sure what I should be adding to the function

time_machine.py 
import datetime


def delorean(num):
    datetime = r   
    return datetime


tarter = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 21, 16, 29)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,771 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,771 Points

Here's a few hints:

  • don't change the provided code (like changing "starter" to "tarter")
  • you should probably add new code after the provided code
  • nothing named "r" has been defined
  • to avoid confusion and possible errors, don't give variables the same names as functions or packages
  • the function parameter "num" isn't being used inside the function (but should be)
  • you will also want to use "starter" inside the function
  • your function should compute a time that is "num" hours later than "starter"
  • the timedelta function might be useful here