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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Let's Build a Timed Quiz App Harder Time Machine

Brian York
Brian York
6,213 Points
Posted by Brian York
Brian York
6,213 Points

Python Time Machine code challenge

This code works, but it says I am not getting the correct datetime returned. Am I missing something obvious? Shouldn't I just be adding the timedelta to the starter?

Thanks, Brian

time_machine.py 
import datetime

starter = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 21, 16, 29)


def time_machine(integer, string):
    if string == 'years':
        days = integer * 365
        td = datetime.timedelta(days = integer)
    elif string == 'days':
        td = datetime.timedelta(days = integer)
    elif string == 'minutes':
        td = datetime.timedelta(minutes = integer)
    elif string == 'hours':
        td = datetime.timedelta(hours = integer)


    return starter + td

1 Answer

Taylor Schimek
Taylor Schimek
19,318 Points
Taylor Schimek
Taylor Schimek
19,318 Points

Hey Brian. You are so very close. Your issue is that you convert years into days, but when you create the timedelta, you use the passed integer instead of days (integer * 365).

Good Luck