Perfect. Thanks a million. .strftime was the method I was looking for.
-Jeff -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Kelley Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:34 AM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Noob | datetime question import time FORMAT='%Y%m%d' time.strftime(FORMAT,time.gmtime(time.time()+8380800)) output = '20070219' -- Kevin Kelley On 11/14/06, Demel, Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm having trouble finding exactly what I need by googling, so thought I'd try to get a quick answer from the group. This seems like something that should be dead simple. I need to generate a string value of a date in the format YYYYMMDD that is 97 days in the future. The datetime module is brand new to me, and I'm not sure how to do this. Can someone help me out here? TIA -Jeff This email is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This email may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or any attachments by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Any use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited and may be unla! wful. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list This email is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This email may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or any attachments by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Any use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list