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Eternal September Date Calculation
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septemberneverended.py
import datetime
days = ["MONDAY", "TUESDAY", "WEDNESDAY", "THURSDAY", "FRIDAY", "SATURDAY", "SUNDAY"]
theNow = datetime.datetime.now()
theWeekday = days[theNow.weekday()]
theSeptDay = (datetime.date(theNow.year, theNow.month, theNow.day) - datetime.date(1993, 8, 31)).days
theLastDigit = theSeptDay % 10
if theLastDigit == 1:
theOrdinal = "st"
elif theLastDigit == 2:
theOrdinal = "nd"
elif theLastDigit == 3:
theOrdinal = "rd"
else:
theOrdinal = "th"
print("Today is {}, the {}{} of SEPTEMBER, 1993".format(theWeekday, theSeptDay, theOrdinal))
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