Python calendar module : formatmonth() method
Last Updated :
04 Dec, 2020
Calendar module allows to output calendars like program, and provides additional useful functions related to the calendar. Functions and classes defined in Calendar module use an idealized calendar, the current Gregorian calendar extended indefinitely in both directions.
class calendar.TextCalendar(firstweekday=0)
can be used to generate plain text calendars. formatmonth() method is one of the methods of TextCalendar instance.
formatmonth()
method in Python is used to get month’s calendar in a multi-line string.
Syntax: formatmonth(year, month, width=0, lines=0)
Parameter:
year: year of the calendar
month: month of the calendar
width: [optional] Specifies the width of the date columns, which are centered
line: [optional] Specifies the number of lines that each week will use.
Returns: Return a month’s calendar.
Code #1:
import calendar
text_cal = calendar.TextCalendar(firstweekday = 0 )
year = 2018
month = 9
print (text_cal.formatmonth(year, month))
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Output:
September 2018
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Code #2: With parameter width
import calendar
text_cal = calendar.TextCalendar(firstweekday = 0 )
print (text_cal.formatmonth( 2018 , 9 , w = 5 ))
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Output:
September 2018
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Code #3:
import calendar
text_cal = calendar.TextCalendar(firstweekday = 0 )
print (text_cal.formatmonth( 2018 , 10 , 6 , 2 ))
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Output:
October 2018
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
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