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

Nate Helman
Nate Helman
2,327 Points
Posted by Nate Helman
Nate Helman
2,327 Points

Harder time_machine function not working, works in PyCharm for all times

import datetime

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

Remember, you can't set "years" on a timedelta!

Consider a year to be 365 days.

Example

time_machine(5, "minutes") => datetime(2015, 10, 21, 16, 34)

def time_machine(time_int, time_str):

if time_str == "years":
    return (datetime.timedelta(days=time_int*365) + starter)
elif time_str == "days":
        return (datetime.timedelta(days=time_int) + starter)
elif time_str == "hours":
    return (datetime.timedelta(hours=time_int) + starter)
elif time_str == "seconds":
    return (datetime.timedelta(seconds=time_int) + starter)
time_machine.py 
import datetime

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

# Remember, you can't set "years" on a timedelta!
# Consider a year to be 365 days.

## Example
# time_machine(5, "minutes") => datetime(2015, 10, 21, 16, 34)

def time_machine(time_int, time_str):

    if time_str == "years":
        return (datetime.timedelta(days=time_int*365) + starter)
    elif time_str == "days":
            return (datetime.timedelta(days=time_int) + starter)
    elif time_str == "hours":
        return (datetime.timedelta(hours=time_int) + starter)
    elif time_str == "seconds":
        return (datetime.timedelta(seconds=time_int) + starter)

1 Answer

jb30
jb30
44,805 Points

While your code checks for "years", "days", and "hours", it does not check for "minutes".

Nate Helman
Nate Helman
2,327 Points
Nate Helman
Nate Helman
2,327 Points

That is right! Thanks a million jb30:)