Python TextCalendar: formatyear() method
formatyear() method
The formatyear() method is used to get a m-column calendar for an entire year as a multi-line string.
Syntax:
formatyear(theyear, w=2, l=1, c=6, m=3)
Parameters:
| Name | Description | Required / Optional |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| year | Year for which the calendar should be generated. | Required | Number |
| w | The width between two columns. Default value is 2. | Optional | Number |
| l | Blank line between two rows. Default value is 1. | Optional | Number |
| c | Space between two months (Column wise). Default value is 6. | Optional | Number |
| m | Number of months in a row. Default value is 3. | Optional | Number |
Depends on the first weekday as specified in the constructor or set by the setfirstweekday() method.
The earliest year for which a calendar can be generated is platform-dependent.
Example of Text-calendar-formatmonth() method
import calendar
tc= calendar.TextCalendar(firstweekday=0)
print(tc.formatyear(2016, 5))
Output:
2016
January February March
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 28 29 30 31
April May June
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 5
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30
30 31
July August September
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30
October November December
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31
31
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