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def get_datetime(datetime_or_seconds):
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'''Return the given datetime, or convert the given seconds since epoch.'''
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'''Return the given datetime, or convert the given seconds since epoch.
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>>> get_datetime(1000000000)
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datetime.datetime(2001, 9, 9, 11, 46, 40)
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>>> get_datetime(2000000000)
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datetime.datetime(2033, 5, 18, 13, 33, 20)
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>>> get_datetime(datetime.datetime(2009, 5, 26, 11, 38, 53))
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datetime.datetime(2009, 5, 26, 11, 38, 53)
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>>> get_datetime(datetime.datetime(2001, 9, 9, 11, 46, 40))
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datetime.datetime(2001, 9, 9, 11, 46, 40)
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if type(datetime_or_seconds) is datetime.datetime:
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return datetime_or_seconds
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return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(datetime_or_seconds)
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Given a datetime or number of seconds elapsed since the epoch,
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generates a string representing the date/time in human-readable form.
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"ddd mmm dd, yyyy h:m a"
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>>> make_date_nice(datetime.datetime(2009, 5, 26, 11, 38, 53))
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'Tue May 26 2009, 11:38am'
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dt = get_datetime(datetime_or_seconds)
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return dt.strftime("%a %b %d %Y, %l:%M%P")
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Given a datetime or number of seconds elapsed since the epoch,
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generates a string representing the date in human-readable form.
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Does not include the time.
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>>> now = datetime.datetime.now()
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>>> make_date_nice_short(now)
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>>> make_date_nice_short(now - datetime.timedelta(1))
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>>> make_date_nice_short(now - datetime.timedelta(2))
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>>> make_date_nice_short(now - datetime.timedelta(5))
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>>> make_date_nice_short(1242783748)
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dt = get_datetime(datetime_or_seconds)
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Also unlike make_date_nice_short, it is suitable for use in the middle of
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a block of prose and properly handles timestamps in the future nicely.
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>>> now = datetime.datetime.now()
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>>> today = now.date()
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>>> time = datetime.time(10, 35, 40)
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>>> earlier = datetime.datetime.combine(today, time)
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>>> date = datetime.datetime(2009, 5, 20, 21, 19, 53)
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>>> format_datetime_for_paragraph(now)
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# We can go backwards and forwards a little while and be pretty.
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>>> format_datetime_for_paragraph(now - datetime.timedelta(0, 40))
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>>> format_datetime_for_paragraph(now + datetime.timedelta(0, 30))
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>>> format_datetime_for_paragraph(now - datetime.timedelta(0, 245))
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>>> format_datetime_for_paragraph(now + datetime.timedelta(0, 3500))
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# If we go back further, it gets a bit ugly.
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>>> format_datetime_for_paragraph(earlier - datetime.timedelta(1))
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'yesterday at 10:35am'
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>>> format_datetime_for_paragraph(date)
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'on 2009-05-20 at 9:19pm'
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>>> format_datetime_for_paragraph(earlier + datetime.timedelta(1))
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'tomorrow at 10:35am'
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dt = get_datetime(datetime_or_seconds)