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Ginny Pennekamp
31,466 PointsWhy am I getting an invalid keyword argument?
I keep getting the error 'unit' is an invalid keyword argument. I'm missing something... but I don't know what. Please help.
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(num, unit):
if unit == 'years':
span = datetime.timedelta(days = num * 365)
else:
span = datetime.timedelta(unit = num)
return starter + span
Ginny Pennekamp
31,466 PointsOK, I get it now. Thanks, Ron!
Trevor Currie
9,289 PointsFor further explanation, the datetime.timedelta function only accepts 'days', 'seconds', and 'microseconds' as keywords.
https://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#datetime.timedelta
1 Answer
Trevor Currie
9,289 PointsFor further explanation, the datetime.timedelta function only accepts 'days', 'seconds', and 'microseconds' as keywords.
https://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#datetime.timedelta
Ron Fisher
5,752 PointsRon Fisher
5,752 PointsGinny,
You are giving the datetime.timedelta() method a keyword argument of the value of unit. That is not a valid keywords. 'days' is a valid keyword.
Ron