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| def ago(elapsed): | |
| o = [] | |
| for unit, size in [("yr",365*24*60*60),("mo",30*24*60*60),("wk",7*24*60*60),("d",24*60*60),("hr",60*60),("min",60),("sec",1)]: | |
| if size > elapsed: continue | |
| total = int(elapsed / size) | |
| elapsed = elapsed % size | |
| o.append(str(total) + unit) | |
| return ", ".join(o[0:2]) + " ago" | |
| # usage: | |
| import time | |
| ago(time.time() - post_timestamp) # returns, for example, "1yr, 2mo ago" |
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awesome!