Subtracting Dates With Python

Question

I\'m working on a simple program to tell an individual how long they have been alive.

I know how to get the current date, and get their birthday. The only problem is

Answer 1

Create a datetime.datetime from your date:

datetime.datetime.combine(birthdate, datetime.time())

Now you can subtract it from datetime.datetime.now().

>>> from datetime import date, datetime, time
>>> bday = date(1973, 4, 1)
>>> datetime.now() - datetime.combine(bday, time())
datetime.timedelta(14392, 4021, 789383)
>>> print datetime.now() - datetime.combine(bday, time())
14392 days, 1:08:13.593813