date_range_split_cluster

date_range_split_cluster.py

from datetime import datetime
import pandas as pd
from sys import argv


def split_date_range(stdate, fndate, periods):
    def date_object(string):
        return datetime.strptime(string, '%Y-%m-%d')
    stdate = date_object(stdate)
    fndate = date_object(fndate)
    date_range = pd.date_range(stdate, fndate, periods=12)
    range_list = []
    temp_list = []
    count = 0
    for range in date_range:
        if count >= 2:
            count = 0
            range_list.append(temp_list)
            temp_list = []
        count = count+1
        temp_list.append(range.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))
    return range_list


date_cluster = split_date_range('2019-01-01', '2020-01-12', 4)
for date in date_cluster:
    print(date[0], date[1])