Solving https://gist.github.com/keitheis/4053649

redate_in_words.py

# encoding: utf8
# Kanban of Python Taiwan in Early November
# Python Quest #2


dates = ['1 year, 10 months, 15 days',
         '2 years, 1 month, 15 days',
         '1 month, 15 days',
         '1 year',
         '2 months',
         '15 days',
         '1 days',
         '2 year, 1 month, 1 day']


print dates


def _(string):
    # Fake translation for testing
    if string in ('year', 'years'):
        return 'Y'
    elif string in ('month', 'months'):
        return 'M'
    elif string in ('day', 'days'):
        return 'D'
    return string


# Q: how to translate all English unit to Chinese?
# For example:
# ['1 年, 10 個月, 15 天',
# '2 年, 1 個月, 15 天',
# '1 個月, 15 天',
# ...
new_dates = []
for date in dates:
    new_pieces = []
    for piece in date.split(','):
        number, unit = piece.strip().split(" ")
        new_pieces.append(number + " " + _(unit))
    new_dates.append(', '.join(new_pieces))


print new_dates