[mozillaman]

Hello, I want to get yesterday's date(YYYY-MM-DD):
I tried to use

import datetime
today = datetime.date.today( )
yesterday = today - datetime.timedelta(days=1)
tomorrow = today + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
print yesterday, today, tomorrow

but it wasn't working, what's wrong? thx

[Rafael T.]

Originally Posted by mozillaman

Hello, I want to get yesterday's date(YYYY-MM-DD):
I tried to use

import datetime
today = datetime.date.today( )
yesterday = today - datetime.timedelta(days=1)
tomorrow = today + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
print yesterday, today, tomorrow

but it wasn't working, what's wrong? thx

Hi mozzilaman,

You should use time module, it would be easier

Just get today's date and subtract 1:

import time

today = time.localtime()[2]

yesterday = today-1

print yesterday

This should work, and it's much easier, isn't it?



Hope it helps,

Rafael.

[bogdan.galiceanu]

Originally Posted by Rafael T.

Hi mozzilaman,

You should use time module, it would be easier

Just get today's date and subtract 1:

import time

today = time.localtime()[2]

yesterday = today-1

print yesterday

This should work, and it's much easier, isn't it?



Hope it helps,

Rafael.

Suppose today is the first day of the month. So accroding to your formula, yesterday would be the 0th day.

So instead use something like this:

import time

yesterday=time.localtime(time.time()-86400)[2]
print yesterday

[Rafael T.]

Originally Posted by bogdan.galiceanu

Suppose today is the first day of the month. So accroding to your formula, yesterday would be the 0th day.

So instead use something like this:

import time

yesterday=time.localtime(time.time()-86400)[2]
print yesterday

Hi bogdan,

Yes, it could be your formula too, but with mine it's also fine

Just use some if for detecting if it's the first day of the month

Thanks for completing with your formula!



BR,

Rafael.

[bogdan.galiceanu]

Originally Posted by Rafael T.

Hi bogdan,

Yes, it could be your formula too, but with mine it's also fine

Just use some if for detecting if it's the first day of the month

Thanks for completing with your formula!



BR,

Rafael.

Yes, that if is important. Without it it might not make sense.