day1/exercise/datestring.py
author Christopher Burns <chris.d.burns@gmail.com>
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:52:18 -0500
branchscipy2010
changeset 429 58a2d1766197
parent 425 5afcfce15e71
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DOC: Add a few slides on namespaces and imports.

month2mm = {'JAN': 1, 
            'FEB': 2, 
            'MAR': 3, 
            'APR': 4, 
            'MAY': 5, 
            'JUN': 6,
            'JUL': 7, 
            'AUG': 8, 
            'SEP': 9, 
            'OCT': 10, 
            'NOV': 11, 
            'DEC': 12 }

COMMA = ','
SPACE = ' '
date_str = raw_input('Enter a date string? ')
date_str = date_str.replace(COMMA, SPACE)
day, month, year = date_str.split()
dd = int(day)
mon = month[:3].upper()
mm = month2mm[mon]
yyyy = int(year)

print dd, mm, yyyy