Get the current date, python 2.2

[Rob Williscroft]

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:46:20 -0700, nano wrote:

> In article <KJSdnfIyZopSm-7bRVnyjwA at pipex.net>, rtw at freenet.co.uk
> says...
>> On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:30:36 -0700, nano wrote:
>> 
>> > Using python 2.2 what is the simplest way to get the current date
>> > value? I have looked in so many places. The question is often asked
>> > and the usual response indicates how to get the current date and time
>> > like
>> > 
>> > now = time.localtime()
>> > 
>> > I want just the date, like 2007-06-15. The value will go into a
>> > postgresql Date type column.
>> 
>>  >>> import datetime
>>  >>> d = datetime.date.today()
>>  >>> d.isoformat()
>>  '2007-06-15'
>>  >>> 
>>  >>> 
>> Rob.
>> 
> Thanks, I'd read that today() was only good for 2.3?

Right I missed that, though its actually the datetime module that
is new in 2.3.

This should do though:

 >>> import time
 >>> time.strftime( "%Y-%m-%d" )
 '2007-06-15'
 >>> 

-- 
Rob.