Python TextCalendar Module : calendar() method

Last update on November 13 2023 10:17:28 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

calendar() method

The calendar() method is used to get a 3-column calendar for an entire year as a multi-line string using the formatyear() of the TextCalendar class.

Syntax

calendar(year, w=2, l=1, c=6, m=3)

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required / Optional	Type
year	Year for which the calendar should be generated.	Required	Number
w	The width between two columns. Default value is 2.	Optional	Number
l	Blank line between two rows. Default value is 1.	Optional	Number
c	Space between two months (Column wise). Default value is 6.	Optional	Number
m	Number of months in a row. Default value is 3.	Optional	Number

Example of calendar() method:

import calendar
print(calendar.calendar(2016))

Output:

                                  2016

      January                   February                   March
Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo      Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo      Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo
          1  2  3  4                         1       1  2  3  4  5  6  7
 5  6  7  8  9 10 11       2  3  4  5  6  7  8       8  9 10 11 12 13 14
12 13 14 15 16 17 18       9 10 11 12 13 14 15      15 16 17 18 19 20 21
19 20 21 22 23 24 25      16 17 18 19 20 21 22      22 23 24 25 26 27 28
26 27 28 29 30 31         23 24 25 26 27 28 29      29 30 31

       April                      May                       June
Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo      Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo      Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo
          1  2  3  4                      1  2          1  2  3  4  5  6
 5  6  7  8  9 10 11       3  4  5  6  7  8  9       7  8  9 10 11 12 13
12 13 14 15 16 17 18      10 11 12 13 14 15 16      14 15 16 17 18 19 20
19 20 21 22 23 24 25      17 18 19 20 21 22 23      21 22 23 24 25 26 27
26 27 28 29 30            24 25 26 27 28 29 30      28 29 30
                          31

        July                     August                  September
Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo      Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo      Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo
          1  2  3  4                         1             1  2  3  4  5
 5  6  7  8  9 10 11       2  3  4  5  6  7  8       6  7  8  9 10 11 12
12 13 14 15 16 17 18       9 10 11 12 13 14 15      13 14 15 16 17 18 19
19 20 21 22 23 24 25      16 17 18 19 20 21 22      20 21 22 23 24 25 26
26 27 28 29 30 31         23 24 25 26 27 28 29      27 28 29 30
                          30 31

      October                   November                  December
Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo      Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo      Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo
             1  2  3       1  2  3  4  5  6  7             1  2  3  4  5
 4  5  6  7  8  9 10       8  9 10 11 12 13 14       6  7  8  9 10 11 12
11 12 13 14 15 16 17      15 16 17 18 19 20 21      13 14 15 16 17 18 19
18 19 20 21 22 23 24      22 23 24 25 26 27 28      20 21 22 23 24 25 26
25 26 27 28 29 30 31      29 30                     27 28 29 30 31

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