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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Let's Build a Timed Quiz App Timestamp Ordering

Yang Bi
Yang Bi
10,079 Points
Posted by Yang Bi
Yang Bi
10,079 Points

Please help me with my code.

Got an "Bummer! Didn't get back a datetime" the code is meant to take no matter how many args and append them in a list then sort them and return the oldest time...

It would be easier if these exercises will let us know what exactly are the inputs to test our code..

timestamp.py 
import datetime
# If you need help, look up datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp()
# Also, remember that you *will not* know how many timestamps
# are coming in.
def timestamp_oldest(*args, **kwargs):
    mylist = []
    for items in args:
        mylist.append(items)
    mylist.sort()
    return mylist[-1]

1 Answer

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
9,496 Points
Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
9,496 Points

I just did this challenge. You need to return a datetime object, using the fromtimestamp method with the FIRST item in your list as the argument.

return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(my_list[0])