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Python: Reads a date and prints the day of the date

Python Basic - 1: Exercise-46 with Solution

Write a Python program that reads a date (from 2016/1/1 to 2016/12/31) and prints the day of the date. Jan. 1, 2016, is Friday. Note that 2016 is a leap year.

Input:
Two integers m and d separated by a single space in a line, m ,d represent the month and the day.

Pictorial Presentation:

Python: Reads a date and prints the day of the date

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

from datetime import date
print("Input month and date (separated by a single space):")
m, d = map(int, input().split())
weeks = {1:'Monday',2:'Tuesday',3:'Wednesday',4:'Thursday',5:'Friday',6:'Saturday',7:'Sunday'}
w = date.isoweekday(date(2016, m, d))
print("Name of the date: ",weeks[w])

Sample Output:

Input month and date (separated by a single space):
 5 15
Name of the date:  Sunday

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