How to compare a whois date to a computer date

Question

End Goal: To compare a whois output to the users computer date, to see if a website was made within a month.

import whois
from datetime import datetime
w = whois.whois('www.google.com')
w = w.creation_date 
print (w)

This is where I need your help, I want to compare that output to the users computer date. How can I do that.....

According to the docs, ``whois`` already provides ``datetime``s. Your "users computer date" can also be provided as ``datetime``s (you even import the tool for it). What problem do you have comparing the "whois ``datetime``s" against the "computer ``datetime``s"? — MisterMiyagi, Aug 02 '21 at 11:19
Oh I didn't know that LMAO, I just want to compare the whois creation_date to the users computer date and then have it pick up if the website was made within a month of the user computer date — Full On Gamer, Aug 02 '21 at 11:22
Well, ``print (w)`` should have already told you it's a ``datetime``. Again, what problem do you have working with that? — MisterMiyagi, Aug 02 '21 at 11:26
Then you don't want to compare to the computer's clock. You want to compare to a date a month ago. — Klaus D., Aug 02 '21 at 11:28
little bit confused, the problem come when i want to see if the website was made within a month. Just don't know how to do it.. — Full On Gamer, Aug 02 '21 at 11:29
@KlausD. Smart. How could I make it just compare to a date a month ago? (Like with code) — Full On Gamer, Aug 02 '21 at 11:31
Does this answer your question? [How to compare two dates?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8142364/how-to-compare-two-dates) — MisterMiyagi, Aug 02 '21 at 11:31
Does this answer your question? [Python check if date is within 24 hours](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39080155/python-check-if-date-is-within-24-hours/39080237) — MisterMiyagi, Aug 02 '21 at 11:34
if `print( type(w.creation_date) )` gives `` then `w.creation_date.date() == datetime.today().date()`. Or if you `from datetime import date` then `... = date.today()` — furas, Aug 02 '21 at 11:46

v015h3bn1k · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-02T11:58:57.047

You can use datetime to get the current time of the system then put your logic to compare it to the whois data.

import whois
from datetime import datetime

w = whois.whois('www.google.com')
w = w.creation_date
n = datetime.now()

w = str(w[0])
n = str(n)
print(w[0:10])
print(n[0:10])

var = (datetime.strptime(n[0:10], "%Y-%m-%d") - datetime.strptime(w[0:10], "%Y-%m-%d")).days

if var > 31:
    print("more than a month")

You can surely take up from there. The two last print() will give you yyyy-mm-dd

EDIT : this gives you the number of days between the two dates. You can use an if to print out a message.

How to compare a whois date to a computer date

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