Boring Birthdays

boring_birthdays.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys
from datetime import datetime

#print(len(sys.argv))
if len(sys.argv) == 4:
    birthday = " ".join(sys.argv[1:4])
elif len(sys.argv) == 3:
    birthday = " ".join(sys.argv[1:3]) + " x"
elif len(sys.argv) == 1:
    print(
        "Enter your Birthday in dd mmm X format. where dd is 2 digit date, mmm is 3 digit month like dec/jan/etc, X is simply x or X - a place holder"
    )
    birthday = input()
else:
    birthday = sys.argv[1]

birthday_date = datetime.strptime(birthday, "%d %b X")
today = datetime.now()

if today.day == birthday_date.day and today.month == birthday_date.month:
    print("Today is your birthday!")
else:
    print("Today is not your birthday.")

How to run this

python boring_birthdays.py
python boring_birthdays.py 1 jan
python boring_birthdays.py 1 jan x
python boring_birthdays.py 1 jan x