Date using input

[flebber.crue at gmail.com]

I don't think I am using re.compile properly, but thought as this would  
make my output an object it would be better for later, is that correct?

#Obtain date
def ObtainDate(date):
date = raw_input("Type Date dd/mm/year: ")
re.split('[/]+', date)
date
year = date[-1]
month = date[1]
day = date[0]
re.compile('year-month-day')


On Sep 25, 2009 8:32am, flebber.crue at gmail.com wrote:
> Okay, thanks for the advice that sounds a good place to start. I  
> used %2.os was an attempt to define width and precision to stop typo  
> errors eg the user accidentally inputing 101/09/2009 or similar error. So  
> that the __/__/____ was adhered to.

> I will go back to the start get the basics happening and then figure out  
> a way to catch errors with format and correctness.

> Thanks


> On Sep 25, 2009 3:57am, Dave Angel davea at ieee.org> wrote:
> > flebber wrote:
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> > On Sep 24, 11:10 pm, flebber flebber.c... at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Sep 24, 10:58 pm, Dave Angel da... at ieee.org> wrote:
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> > flebber.c... at gmail.com wrote:
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> > I am using python 2.6.2, I haven't updated to 3.0 yet. No I have no
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> > class or instructor, I am learning this myself. I have Hetlands book
> >
> > "Beginning Python Novice to Professional and online documentation
> >
> > books so Dive into Python, python.org etc.
> >
> > Using the SPE editor.
> >
> > I have currently only fully written basic psuedocode to give me a
> >
> > basic framework to guide myself.
> >
> > #Basic pseudocode
> >
> > #Purpose to get raw input and calculate a score for a field of options
> >
> > and return that
> >
> > #score in a set in descending order.
> >
> > #Multiple sets sould be written to the doc
> >
> > #Obtain date
> >
> > #Check if txt file with same date exists. If yes apphend to results to
> >
> > file.
> >
> > #Obtain location
> >
> > #Set Dictionary
> >
> > #Event number
> >
> > #Obtain set size
> >
> > #Prompt first entry
> >
> > #First Entry Number
> >
> > #First Entry Name
> >
> > #Set Blocks to obtain and calculate data
> >
> > #Block 1 example - Placings Block
> >
> > #Obtain number of events competed in
> >
> > #Obtain how many times finished first
> >
> > #Ensure this value is not greater than Number of Events
> >
> > #Number of Firsts divide by Events * total by 15.
> >
> > #Obtain Second finishes
> >
> > #Ensure this value is not greater than Number of Events
> >
> > #Number of Seconds divide by Events * total by 10.
> >
> > #Continue On with this
> >
> > #Block 2 - Lookup coach Dict and apply value.
> >
> > #Obtain Surname of Coach
> >
> > #Lookup Coach File and Match Name and get value.
> >
> > #Blocks continue gaining and calculating values.
> >
> > #create txt file named using date
> >
> > #Sum Values Block1 + Block2 etc
> >
> > #Print to file event number and field with name number individual
> >
> > Block totals and Sum Total
> >
> > #Arranged in descending Sum Total.
> >
> > #Prompt are there any more events? Yes return to start
> >
> > #Apphend all additional events to same day file seperated by blank line.
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> > How many of these steps have you attempted actually coding? Seems to me
> >
> > your first two steps are just string manipulation, and you only need to
> >
> > use the datetime module if you need to validate. In other words, if the
> >
> > user specifies the date as 31/09/2009, you might want to later bounce
> >
> > back to him with a complaint that September only has 30 days.
> >
> > So the first task is to accept input in the form ab/cd/efgh and
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> > produce a string efgh-cd-ab.log which you will then create as a text
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> > file. And if the file exists, you'll append to it instead of
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> > overwriting it. Can you do that much?
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> > DaveA
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> > Trying but haven't got it working, thats why I started to try and use
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> > datetime module.
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> >
> > Surely getting it tottally mixed up
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> >
> > from datetime import date
> >
> > def ObtainDate(params):
> >
> > date =aw_input("Type Date dd/mm/year: %2.0r%2.0r/%2.0r%2.0r/%4.0r
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> > %4.0r%4.0r%4.0r")
> >
> > print date.datetime(year-month-day)
> >
> > #Check if txt file with same date exists. If yes apphend to results
> >
> > to file.
> >
> > date.append(datetime
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> > and
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> >
> >
> > def ObtainDate(params):
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> > date =aw_input("Type Date dd/mm/year: ")
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> > date.format =%4.0s%4.0s%4.0s%4.0s-%2.0s%2.0s-%2.0s)
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> > print date.format
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> > As Tim says, first thing you want to do is rename that variable. You've  
> defined two symbols with the same name.
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> > Then I'd ask what that %2.0r.... stuff is inside the prompt to the user.
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> > Do you understand what kind of data is returned by raw_input() ? If so,  
> look at the available methods of that type, and see if there's one called  
> split() that you can use to separate out the multiple parts of the user's  
> response. You want to separate the dd from the mm and from the year.
> >
> >
> >
> > Once you've split the text, then you want to recombine it in a  
> different order, and with dashes between the parts. If I were at your  
> stage of experience, I'd not bother with the datetime module at all. Just  
> see if you can rebuild the string you need, assuming the user has entered  
> a valid 10-character string.
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> >
> >
> > Later you can go back and figure out the datetime logic.
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> >
> > DaveA
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