month name to month number and vice versa in python

Question

I am trying to create a function that can convert a month number to an abbreviated month name or an abbreviated month name to a month number. I thought this might be a commo

Answer 1

Here's yet another way to do it.

monthToNum(shortMonth):

    return {
            'jan' : 1,
            'feb' : 2,
            'mar' : 3,
            'apr' : 4,
            'may' : 5,
            'jun' : 6,
            'jul' : 7,
            'aug' : 8,
            'sep' : 9, 
            'oct' : 10,
            'nov' : 11,
            'dec' : 12
    }[shortMonth]