In article <mailman.706.1090493440.5135.python-list at python.org>, "David Mostert" <jericoma at yahoo.com> wrote: >I'm a Newbie. > >Is there a method in Python to display yesterday's date? > >ie: Yesterday = Today - 1day import time yesternow = time.time() - 24 * 60 * 60.0 print time.ctime (yesternow) Does a little more than you want. Regards. Mel.