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Python

Posted by Scott Davis
Scott Davis
1,925 Points

time_tango adding datetime.datetime objects

For the time_tango challenge, it seems we are creating two strings and combining as datetime.datetime objects. Here's my code:

I used the strptime() method for creating a datetime from a string. I tried combining the datetime objects with the combine() function, but got an error. 

import datetime
def time_tango(date, time):
  date = datetime.datetime.strftime('2015-05-1', '%m/%d/%y')
  time = datetime.datetime.strftime('08:00:00', '%H:%M:%S')
  return datetime.datetime.combine(date, time)

This is my first time making a post, so I don't know why the different colors aren't showing. I followed the guide for posting on treehouse, but the it looks like I put a # on every line.

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points

Formatting help: use triple-backtick-python to open the code block. Close with triple-backtick.

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points

It looks like you're not using the input parameters date and time, but are redefining them within the function. Let the input parameters flow directly to your return statement:

import datetime
def time_tango(date, time):
  #date = datetime.datetime.strftime('2015-05-1', '%m/%d/%y')
  #time = datetime.datetime.strftime('08:00:00', '%H:%M:%S')
  return datetime.datetime.combine(date, time)
Scott Davis
Scott Davis
1,925 Points

That worked Chris, thanks. I accidentally added an extra step about creating an object and combining them. Looks like I needed to combine the parameters.