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Python: Get days between two dates


Write a Python program to get days between two dates.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Import the date class from the datetime module
from datetime import date

# Create a date object representing February 28, 2000 and assign it to variable 'a'
a = date(2000, 2, 28)

# Create a date object representing February 28, 2001 and assign it to variable 'b'
b = date(2001, 2, 28)

# Print the difference between the dates 'b' and 'a'
print(b - a)

Output:

366 days, 0:00:00 

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

  • The code imports the "date" class from the "datetime" module.
  • Creating date objects:
    • It creates two date objects:
      • 'a' representing February 28, 2000.
      • 'b' representing February 28, 2001.
  • Calculating the date difference:
    • It calculates the difference between the two dates (b - a), which results in a 'timedelta' object representing the duration between the two dates
  • Finally, it prints the difference between the two dates, which is the duration between February 28, 2000, and February 28, 2001.

Flowchart:

Flowchart: Get days between two dates.

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