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Reputation: 181

can't compare datetime.datetime to unicode

I need to compare my input time with current time. If my input time is older than 5 days, I will do d = X_value. Otherwise, d = Y_value. The format of my input time like this:

my_input__time: 2017-07-05 22:52:00+00:00

my view.py looks like this:

import datetime
   five_days_ago = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(5)

   if my_input_time < five_days_ago:
         d = X_value
   else:
         d = Y_value

I am getting TypeError:can't compare datetime.datetime to unicode. How do I convert my_input_tine and five_dys_ago into same format so I can compare?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 5071

Answers (3)

Mauricio Cortazar
Mauricio Cortazar

Reputation: 4213

Try with this and tell me

import datetime
five_days_ago = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(5)


my_input_time = datetime.datetime.strptime(my_input__time, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S+00:00')

   if my_input_time < five_days_ago:
         d = X_value
   else:
         d = Y_value

Upvotes: 1

oosthuizenb
oosthuizenb

Reputation: 116

datetime.now() will return the date down to seconds.

So to add to @thaavik 's answer you could do something like this to compare more accurately:

datetime.strptime(my_input_time, '%Y%m%d %h:%m:%s')

Upvotes: 1

thaavik
thaavik

Reputation: 3317

Use datetime.strptime

from datetime import datetime
t = datetime.strptime(my_input_time, '%Y%m%d') # or whatever your datetime format is

you can also make setting d more concise: d = X_value if t < five_days_ago else Y_value

Upvotes: 0

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