Datetime Module Python 3.4.3 syntax error

Question

How exactly should the code look like if I want to receive only the date in EET-format (09.10.2016) by using datetime module in python 3.4.3 IDE?

It works with:

from datetime import datetime 
sa = datetime.now ()

print (sa.day, sa.month, sa.year)

but the result is 09 10 2016 In this case there are missing the two dots between the day.month.year

I am trying with:

from datetime import datetime
sa = datetime.now ()

print '%s/%s/%s' % (sa.day, sa.month, sa.year)

in hope to change the dots with slashes, but receiving 'syntax error'

Why?

You should paste the whole error. – Daniel Roseman Oct 09 '16 at 18:02 — Daniel Roseman, Oct 09 '16 at 18:02
'syntax error' invalid syntax' – ccsan Oct 09 '16 at 18:07 — ccsan, Oct 09 '16 at 18:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 09 '16 at 18:05

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The problem is the print function. How are you using Python 3, you should use parenthesis in the print function.

from datetime import datetime 
sa = datetime.now () 
print ("%s.%s.%s" % (sa.day, sa.month, sa.year))

Output:

9.10.2016

answered Oct 09 '16 at 18:05

It works! Thanks a lot man! – ccsan Oct 09 '16 at 18:15
Obviously in codecademy.com they are using Python 2.7 ( or even lower )! – ccsan Oct 09 '16 at 18:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 09 '16 at 18:05

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because you are using python 3, and print is a function there.

print('%s/%s/%s' % (sa.day, sa.month, sa.year))

answered Oct 09 '16 at 18:05

Alex

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