Developed Python scripts for Spanish date localization

📅 2023-05-01 — Session: Developed Python scripts for Spanish date localization

🕒 05:00–06:45
🏷️ Labels: Python, Localization, Date Formatting, Spanish, Datetime
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The primary objective of this session was to develop Python scripts capable of generating and formatting date ranges and weekdays in Spanish, utilizing Python’s datetime and locale modules.

Key Activities

• Created Python functions to generate formatted text for specified time periods, handling cases where the start and end dates fall within the same or different months.
• Developed a function to generate a list of datetimes for specific weekdays (Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays) between two given dates.
• Implemented localization in Python to format date ranges using Spanish month and weekday names by setting the locale and using strftime.
• Resolved a ValueError related to invalid end dates in the generate_datetimes() function, ensuring correct date formatting.

Achievements

• Successfully created Python scripts that generate time periods and weekdays in Spanish, handling different date ranges and localization requirements.
• Corrected code to handle date range generation with locale settings for Spanish, ensuring accurate formatting and output.

Pending Tasks

• Further testing and validation of the scripts to ensure robustness across different date inputs and locales.