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Berkley Frei
6,292 PointsI get the correct format requested by the challenge but it won't let me pass.
import datetime
def to_string(datetime): return datetime.strftime('%m %B %Y')
4 Answers
Berkley Frei
6,292 PointsLol, I hate it when this happens, but if you remove the period from "%d %B %Y" it will work. Pretty nit picky if you ask me :)
Maxim Andreev
24,529 Points%m %B %Y is wrong.
https://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-behavior
%m -> Month as 01-12 %B -> Month as locale’s full name. %Y -> Year as xxxx
you need %d not %m
it's ('%d %B %Y')
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherWe use Python 3 :)
Berkley Frei
6,292 PointsOops, duh, you are totally right. I feel a bit silly for posting this but thank you for the reply, sir!
zfusdjitsz
2,797 PointsMy error is saying: "Bummer! to_string returned the wrong string. Returned '21 October 2015.'."
import datetime
def to_string(date_time):
return date_time.strftime("%d %B %Y.")
zfusdjitsz
2,797 Pointszfusdjitsz
2,797 Pointswow you were right. Would you look at that. That is rather nit picky
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherKenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherI've updated the code challenge to be both more explicit in what it wants back and more forgiving in how it judges the response. Thanks for bringing it up.
Most of the time, my thought on this is that programming is "nitpicky" and we should learn to be as exact as possible while working. Sometimes, though, it's good to have a bit of wiggle room.