NameError: name 'datetime' is not defined
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I'm teaching myself Python and was just "exploring". Google says that datetime is a global variable but when I try to find todays date in the terminal I receive the NameError in the question title?
mynames-MacBook:pythonhard myname$ python
Enthought Canopy Python 2.7.3 | 64-bit | (default, Aug 8 2013, 05:37:06)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> date = datetime.date.today()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'datetime' is not defined
>>>
python datetime
asked Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
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I'm teaching myself Python and was just "exploring". Google says that datetime is a global variable but when I try to find todays date in the terminal I receive the NameError in the question title?
mynames-MacBook:pythonhard myname$ python
Enthought Canopy Python 2.7.3 | 64-bit | (default, Aug 8 2013, 05:37:06)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> date = datetime.date.today()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'datetime' is not defined
>>>
python datetime
asked Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Doug FirDoug Fir
5,6062887159
1
Where does it say thatdatetimeis a global variable, exactly?
– Martijn Pieters♦
Nov 12 '13 at 16:15
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I'm teaching myself Python and was just "exploring". Google says that datetime is a global variable but when I try to find todays date in the terminal I receive the NameError in the question title?
mynames-MacBook:pythonhard myname$ python
Enthought Canopy Python 2.7.3 | 64-bit | (default, Aug 8 2013, 05:37:06)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> date = datetime.date.today()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'datetime' is not defined
>>>
python datetime
asked Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Doug FirDoug Fir
5,6062887159
I'm teaching myself Python and was just "exploring". Google says that datetime is a global variable but when I try to find todays date in the terminal I receive the NameError in the question title?
mynames-MacBook:pythonhard myname$ python
Enthought Canopy Python 2.7.3 | 64-bit | (default, Aug 8 2013, 05:37:06)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> date = datetime.date.today()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'datetime' is not defined
>>>
python datetime
python datetime
asked Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Doug FirDoug Fir
5,6062887159
asked Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Doug FirDoug Fir
5,6062887159
asked Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Doug FirDoug Fir
5,6062887159
asked Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Doug FirDoug Fir
5,6062887159
asked Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Doug FirDoug Fir
5,6062887159
5,6062887159
1
Where does it say thatdatetimeis a global variable, exactly?
– Martijn Pieters♦
Nov 12 '13 at 16:15
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Where does it say thatdatetimeis a global variable, exactly?
– Martijn Pieters♦
Nov 12 '13 at 16:15
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Where does it say that
datetime is a global variable, exactly?– Martijn Pieters♦
Nov 12 '13 at 16:15
Where does it say that
datetime is a global variable, exactly?– Martijn Pieters♦
Nov 12 '13 at 16:15
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You need to import the module datetime first:
>>> import datetime
After that it works:
>>> import datetime
>>> date = datetime.date.today()
>>> date
datetime.date(2013, 11, 12)
answered Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Simeon VisserSimeon Visser
83.1k13127133
Oh. Thanks Simon. I'm surprised I had to import. Is there a general mass import I can do to have common variables exist in Python?
– Doug Fir
Nov 12 '13 at 16:17
This is not about common variables, this is about importing modules from the Python Standard Library: docs.python.org/2/library/index.html . You generally only import what you need, not everything.
– Simeon Visser
Nov 12 '13 at 16:22
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You need to import the module datetime first:
>>> import datetime
After that it works:
>>> import datetime
>>> date = datetime.date.today()
>>> date
datetime.date(2013, 11, 12)
answered Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Simeon VisserSimeon Visser
83.1k13127133
Oh. Thanks Simon. I'm surprised I had to import. Is there a general mass import I can do to have common variables exist in Python?
– Doug Fir
Nov 12 '13 at 16:17
This is not about common variables, this is about importing modules from the Python Standard Library: docs.python.org/2/library/index.html . You generally only import what you need, not everything.
– Simeon Visser
Nov 12 '13 at 16:22
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68
You need to import the module datetime first:
>>> import datetime
After that it works:
>>> import datetime
>>> date = datetime.date.today()
>>> date
datetime.date(2013, 11, 12)
answered Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Simeon VisserSimeon Visser
83.1k13127133
Oh. Thanks Simon. I'm surprised I had to import. Is there a general mass import I can do to have common variables exist in Python?
– Doug Fir
Nov 12 '13 at 16:17
This is not about common variables, this is about importing modules from the Python Standard Library: docs.python.org/2/library/index.html . You generally only import what you need, not everything.
– Simeon Visser
Nov 12 '13 at 16:22
add a comment |
68
68
68
You need to import the module datetime first:
>>> import datetime
After that it works:
>>> import datetime
>>> date = datetime.date.today()
>>> date
datetime.date(2013, 11, 12)
answered Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Simeon VisserSimeon Visser
83.1k13127133
You need to import the module datetime first:
>>> import datetime
After that it works:
>>> import datetime
>>> date = datetime.date.today()
>>> date
datetime.date(2013, 11, 12)
answered Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Simeon VisserSimeon Visser
83.1k13127133
answered Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Simeon VisserSimeon Visser
83.1k13127133
answered Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
Simeon VisserSimeon Visser
83.1k13127133
answered Nov 12 '13 at 16:14
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Oh. Thanks Simon. I'm surprised I had to import. Is there a general mass import I can do to have common variables exist in Python?
– Doug Fir
Nov 12 '13 at 16:17
This is not about common variables, this is about importing modules from the Python Standard Library: docs.python.org/2/library/index.html . You generally only import what you need, not everything.
– Simeon Visser
Nov 12 '13 at 16:22
add a comment |
Oh. Thanks Simon. I'm surprised I had to import. Is there a general mass import I can do to have common variables exist in Python?
– Doug Fir
Nov 12 '13 at 16:17
This is not about common variables, this is about importing modules from the Python Standard Library: docs.python.org/2/library/index.html . You generally only import what you need, not everything.
– Simeon Visser
Nov 12 '13 at 16:22
Oh. Thanks Simon. I'm surprised I had to import. Is there a general mass import I can do to have common variables exist in Python?
– Doug Fir
Nov 12 '13 at 16:17
Oh. Thanks Simon. I'm surprised I had to import. Is there a general mass import I can do to have common variables exist in Python?
– Doug Fir
Nov 12 '13 at 16:17
This is not about common variables, this is about importing modules from the Python Standard Library: docs.python.org/2/library/index.html . You generally only import what you need, not everything.
– Simeon Visser
Nov 12 '13 at 16:22
This is not about common variables, this is about importing modules from the Python Standard Library: docs.python.org/2/library/index.html . You generally only import what you need, not everything.
– Simeon Visser
Nov 12 '13 at 16:22
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Where does it say that
datetimeis a global variable, exactly?– Martijn Pieters♦
Nov 12 '13 at 16:15