Comparing date in python and applying a condition on comparison

Question

i want to compare/subtract two date's due date from current date in python and apply a condition on this subtraction that if the difference is >0 days then calculate fine by multiplying difference with fine per day

from datetime import date

a=date.today()

issuedate=date(2019,5,9)

duedate#should be 5 days after issue date i can't find the method for doing this 

check=a-duedate

#  if check>0days:
#   print(check days*40)

Please explain more clearly what you want to do – Baruch Gans May 23 '19 at 11:28 — Baruch Gans, May 23 '19 at 11:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 23 '19 at 11:29

You need to use the timedelta function in the datetime module:

from datetime import date
import datetime

a=date.today()

issuedate=date(2019,5,9)

duedate = issuedate+datetime.timedelta(days=5)

check=a-duedate
print(check>=datetime.timedelta(days=0))

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Use timedelta

from datetime import timedelta

duedate = issuedate + timedelta(days=5)

check=(a-duedate).days

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered May 23 '19 at 11:30

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Comparing date in python and applying a condition on comparison

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Use timedelta