Counting Days

This script will calculate the days between today and X.

Author: dcorriveau

Python/Counting_Days/Readme.md

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+# Counting Days
+## Description
+A simple check that will tell the difference between today and the date given. 
+- This can be useful to see how many days are between two dates, so helpful for programming purposes. 
+- The app will give you a print out of the days, as a text string, and as a normal int. 
+
+### Language
+- [X] Python
+
+### Checklist
+Name | About
+:------------------ | :------------------
+Counting Days | Shows the number of days between today and (date) given
+
+### Usage
+To access the `timer`, this application imports the following modules.
+```python
+import os
+import time
+```
+  
+### Instructions to run this application
+
+  1. Download and Run the __counting_days.py__
+  2. Enter the date you want a difference of
+  3. The difference will be returned
+  
+##### Example Output
+Output will be shown as follows:
+```
+There are 5 days between now and (date)!
+5
+```

Python/Counting_Days/counting_days.py

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+# import modules like 'os' and 'date'
+import os
+from datetime import date
+
+# clear the console
+if os.name == "nt":
+    os.system('cls')
+else:
+    os.system('clear')
+
+print("\nWelcome to Counting Days!\n")
+
+# get the current day
+today = date.today()
+print("\nCurrent Day: ", today)
+
+# User input for the date
+print("\nTell me about the day you wanted...")
+try:
+    year = int(input("What Year? "))
+except ValueError:
+    raise ValueError("Invalid Year! You must enter a number for the year.")
+try:
+    month = int(input("What Month? "))
+except ValueError:
+    raise ValueError("Invalid Month! You must enter a number for the month.")
+try:
+    day = int(input("What Day? "))
+except ValueError:
+    raise ValueError("Invalid Day! You must enter a number for the day.")
+
+# try to build the date object
+try:
+    futureday = date(year, month, day)
+except ValueError:
+    raise ValueError("Invalid Date! You must enter a valid date.")
+
+# Display message if date is before today.
+if today > futureday:
+    raise ValueError("Invalid Date! You must pick a future date.")
+
+# calculate and show date
+delta = futureday - today
+print("\nThere are", delta.days, "days between", today, "and", futureday, "!")
+
+