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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
This module offers general convenience and utility functions for dealing with
datetimes.
.. versionadded:: 2.7.0
"""
from __future__ import unicode_literals
from datetime import datetime, time
def today(tzinfo=None):
"""
Returns a :py:class:`datetime` representing the current day at midnight
:param tzinfo:
The time zone to attach (also used to determine the current day).
:return:
A :py:class:`datetime.datetime` object representing the current day
at midnight.
"""
dt = datetime.now(tzinfo)
return datetime.combine(dt.date(), time(0, tzinfo=tzinfo))
def default_tzinfo(dt, tzinfo):
"""
Sets the ``tzinfo`` parameter on naive datetimes only
This is useful for example when you are provided a datetime that may have
either an implicit or explicit time zone, such as when parsing a time zone
string.
.. doctest::
>>> from dateutil.tz import tzoffset
>>> from dateutil.parser import parse
>>> from dateutil.utils import default_tzinfo
>>> dflt_tz = tzoffset("EST", -18000)
>>> print(default_tzinfo(parse('2014-01-01 12:30 UTC'), dflt_tz))
2014-01-01 12:30:00+00:00
>>> print(default_tzinfo(parse('2014-01-01 12:30'), dflt_tz))
2014-01-01 12:30:00-05:00
:param dt:
The datetime on which to replace the time zone
:param tzinfo:
The :py:class:`datetime.tzinfo` subclass instance to assign to
``dt`` if (and only if) it is naive.
:return:
Returns an aware :py:class:`datetime.datetime`.
"""
if dt.tzinfo is not None:
return dt
else:
return dt.replace(tzinfo=tzinfo)
def within_delta(dt1, dt2, delta):
"""
Useful for comparing two datetimes that may have a negligible difference
to be considered equal.
"""
delta = abs(delta)
difference = dt1 - dt2
return -delta <= difference <= delta
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