Date related operations in python

date.py

import datetime


def main():
  
    ##   Parse string to date
    some_date = '2012-05-30 23:00:00'
    date1 = datetime.datetime.strptime(some_date, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
    print ('date1 => ' + str(date1))
    date2 = datetime.datetime.now()
    print ('Now => ' + date2.__str__())

    ##  Date Manipulation

    delta = date2 - date1
    print('delta = > ' + delta.__str__())

    add_10days_date1 = date1 + datetime.timedelta(days=10)
    print('after 10 days date1 => ' + add_10days_date1.__str__())
    subtract_10days_date1 = date1 + datetime.timedelta(days=-10)
    print('before 10 days date1 => ' + subtract_10days_date1.__str__())

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()