Python: Subtract five days from current date

Python datetime: Exercise-5 with Solution

Write a Python program to subtract five days from the current date.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Import the date class and the timedelta class from the datetime module
from datetime import date, timedelta

# Calculate the date 5 days before today's date
dt = date.today() - timedelta(5)

# Print the current date using date.today()
print('Current Date :', date.today())

# Print the date calculated 5 days before the current date
print('5 days before Current Date :', dt) 

Output:

Current Date : 2017-05-05                                                                                     
5 days before Current Date : 2017-04-30   

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

• The code imports the "date" class and the "timedelta" class from the "datetime" module.
• Next it calculates the date that occurred 5 days before the current date (date.today()) using the "timedelta" class. This is done by subtracting a "timedelta" object of 5 days from the current date.
• Finally it prints two lines:
• The current date is printed using "date.today()".
• The date calculated 5 days before the current date is printed using the previously calculated "dt".

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