Python - Working out if time now is between two times

Question

I\'m trying to find the cleanest/most pythonic way of evaluating if \"now\" is between two times; However; the Start/End times may, or may not, fall across a day boundary- f

Answer 1

def is_hour_between(start, end, now):
    is_between = False

    is_between |= start <= now <= end
    is_between |= end < start and (start <= now or now <= end)

    return is_between

test with:

assert is_hour_between(6, 10, 6)
assert not is_hour_between(6, 10, 4)
assert is_hour_between(17, 20, 17)
assert not is_hour_between(17, 20, 16)