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Python Calendar Module: itermonthdates() method

itermonthdates() method

The itermonthdates() method returns an iterator for the month (1-12) in the year.
This iterator will return all days (as datetime.date objects) for the month and all days before the start of the month or after the end of the month that are required to get a complete week.

Syntax:

itermonthdates(year, month)

Parameters:

Name Description Required /
Optional
Type
year Year for which the calendar should be generated. Required Number
month Month for which the calendar should be generated. Required Number

Example of itermonthdates() method

import calendar
cal= calendar.Calendar()
for x in cal.itermonthdates(2016, 5):
	print(x)

Output:

2016-04-25
2016-04-26
2016-04-27
2016-04-28
2016-04-29
2016-04-30
2016-05-01
2016-05-02
2016-05-03
2016-05-04
2016-05-05
2016-05-06
2016-05-07
2016-05-08
2016-05-09
2016-05-10
2016-05-11
2016-05-12
2016-05-13
2016-05-14
2016-05-15
2016-05-16
2016-05-17
2016-05-18
2016-05-19
2016-05-20
2016-05-21
2016-05-22
2016-05-23
2016-05-24
2016-05-25
2016-05-26
2016-05-27
2016-05-28
2016-05-29
2016-05-30
2016-05-31
2016-06-01
2016-06-02
2016-06-03
2016-06-04
2016-06-05

Note: datetime.date : A date object represents a date (year, month and day) in an idealized calendar, the current Gregorian calendar indefinitely extended in both directions. January 1 of year 1 is called day number 1, January 2 of year 1 is called day number 2, and so on.

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