Date print in Python

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i want to create a function in which the writes a date to his choice in dd/mm/yyyy type, and then it will print the day in the week for the wrriten date (i'm a begginer so should use simple slicing/conditions/imports (i was told as a clue to use calender.weekday). for ex:

Enter a date: 01/01/2000

Saturday

Enter a date: 27/11/2051

Monday

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score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 08 '22 at 20:58

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Use datetime()

from datetime import datetime
day = input("Enter your date in the format dd/mm/yy")
day = datetime.strptime(day, "%d/%m/%y")
print(day.strftime('%A'))`

answered Aug 08 '22 at 20:58

dave

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Date print in Python

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