gistfile1.py

from couchdbkit import Server, Database 
import datetime 
s = Server('https://edelweiss.cloudant.com') 
db = s['pulsetemplates'] 
channelName = 'chalA FID807' 
myDate = datetime.datetime(2012, 1, 23 ) #see python's datetime documentation 
myDateString = str(myDate) 
vr = db.view('analytical/bychandate', reduce=False, limit=1, include_docs=True, descending=True, startkey=[ channelName, myDateString], endkey=[channelName, 0])
doc = vr.first()['doc']