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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Dates and Times Far Away

Posted by Af Mondal
Af Mondal
2,437 Points

getting error on datetme return

What is wrong with that code. I write exactly they said in challenge but it's just giving me "Try again"........Please help

far_away.py 
import datetime
def far_away(timedelta):
  datetime = timedelta + datetime.datetime.now()
  return datetime

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

The error is caused by using the module name datetime as a variable name. I modified your code and it passes:

import datetime
def far_away(timedlta):
  dtime = timedlta + datetime.datetime.now()
  return dtime
Af Mondal
Af Mondal
2,437 Points

Thanks Chris, it worked but you said : "The error is caused by using the module name daterimr as a variable name." what is that -- daterimr. It will be great if you kindly explain that. Thank you again.

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

When you imported datetime it becomes an object listed in the current module namespace of objects.

Then when you assign to a variable of the same name datetime you overwrite the import in the namespace and create a local variable in its place.

Af Mondal
Af Mondal
2,437 Points

oh.. now I get it. Thank you very much.