Python Compare Timedate-Trickcode

Comparing dates (or DateTime objects) in Python is very easy. The basic comparison operators (==, !=, <>, >, <, >=, <=) are overloaded for the DateTime object, so comparing dates is very intuitive and quick.

For two dates:

>>> import datetime >>> d1 = datetime.datetime(2015, 1, 1, 0, 0) >>> d2 = datetime.datetime(2014, 1, 1, 0, 0)

To check whether the dates are the same:

>>> d1 == d2 False

To check whether two dates are not the same:

>>> d1 != d2 True   >>> d1 <> d2 True

To check whether a date is larger (younger):

>>> d1 > d2 True

To check whether a date is larger (younger) or equal:

>>> d1 >= d2 True

To check whether a date is smaller (older):

>>> d1 < d2 False

To check whether a date is smaller (older) or equal:

>>> d1 <= d2 False