Generating Outlook periodic items via Python Dateutil

outlook_periodic_items.py

from datetime import datetime
from itertools import islice

from dateutil.rrule import rrule, DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, YEARLY, SU, MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA

#Every two days from now on
rule_day = rrule(DAILY, dtstart=datetime.today(), interval=2)

#Every two weeks (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) starting from now
rule_week = rrule(WEEKLY, dtstart=datetime.today(), interval=2, byweekday=(MO, TU, WE))

#Every 26th of each month
every_twenty_six = rrule(MONTHLY, dtstart=datetime.today(), bymonthday=(26, ))

#The last Friday of each two months
last_friday_of_each_two_months = rrule(MONTHLY, dtstart=datetime.today(), byweekday=FR,
                                       interval=2, bysetpos=-1)

#The first Monday of each three months
first_monday_of_each_three_months = rrule(MONTHLY, dtstart=datetime.now(), byweekday=MO,
                                          interval=3, bysetpos=1)

#Every September 2nd each year every five years
every_september_second_each_five_years = rrule(YEARLY, dtstart=datetime.now(), bymonthday=2, bymonth=9, interval=5)

#The fourth monday of September every two years
fourth_monday_of_september_every_two_years = rrule(YEARLY, interval=2, bymonth=9, byweekday=MO, bysetpos=4,
                                                   dtstart=datetime.now())