datetime.py

import datetime

compare_date = datetime.datetime(2014, 2, 7, 19, 44, 1)

def timeAgo(time):
    current_time = datetime.datetime.now().time()
    today = datetime.date.today()
    current_month = today.month
    current_year = today.year
 
    #would i be allowed to write another function? hmm
    #current_week = whatWeekIs(today)
    #then_week = whatWeekIs(time.day)
    
    if today.day <= 7:
        current_week = 1
    elif today.day > 7 and today.day <= 14:
        current_week = 2
    elif today.day > 14 and today.day <= 21:
        current_week = 3
    else:
        current_week = 4
        
    if time.day <= 7:
        then_week = 1
    elif time.day > 7 and time.day <= 14:
        then_week = 2
    elif time.day > 14 and time.day <= 21:
        then_week = 3
    else:
        then_week = 4
    
    if current_year != time.year:
        year_diff = current_year - time.year #1
        if current_month < time.month:
            months_to_add = (12 - (time.month - current_month)) + (year_diff - 1)*12
        else:
            months_to_add = (current_month - time.month) + year_diff*12
        return "%d months ago" % months_to_add
    else:    
        if current_month == time.month:
            if current_week == then_week:
                if today.day == time.day:
                    if current_time.hour == time.hour and current_time.minute == time.minute:
                        return "Just now"
                    
                    if current_time.hour == time.hour and current_time.minute > time.minute:
                        to_return = current_time.minute - time.minute
                        return "%d minutes ago" % to_return
                        
                    if current_time.hour != time.hour:
                      to_return = current_time.hour - time.hour
                      return "%d hours ago" % to_return
                
                else:
                    day_diff = today.day - time.day
                    return "%d days ago" % day_diff
            
            elif (today.day - time.day) < 7:
                day_diff = today.day - time.day
                return "%d days ago" % day_diff
            
            else:
                week_diff = current_week - then_week
                return "%d weeks ago" % week_diff
        else:
            if current_week < then_week:
                if then_week == 4 and current_week == 1:
                    num_of_days = 7 + (30 - time.day)
                    if num_of_days < 14:
                        return "%d days ago" % num_of_days
                    elif num_of_days > 14 and num_of_days < 20:
                        return "2 weeks ago"
                else:
                    week_diff = 4 - (then_week - current_week)
                    return "%d weeks ago" % week_diff
            else:
                month_diff = current_month - time.month
                return "%d months ago" % month_diff
    
    
    
print time_ago(compare_date)