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dday = day_of_year - (season * 73) |
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return "%s %d, YOLD %d" % (DISCORDIAN_SEASONS[season], (dday + 1), (year + 1166)) |
return "%s %d, YOLD %d" % (DISCORDIAN_SEASONS[season], (dday + 1), (year + 1166)) |
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Revision as of 19:35, 20 July 2010
You are encouraged to solve this task according to the task description, using any language you may know.
Convert a given date from the Gregorian calendar to the Discordian calendar.
See Also
Python
<lang python>import datetime
DISCORDIAN_SEASONS = ["Chaos", "Discord", "Confusion", "Bureaucracy", "The Aftermath"]
def ddate(year, month, day):
today = datetime.date(year, month, day)
is_leap_year = True
try:
leap_day = datetime.date(year, 2, 29)
if leap_day == today:
return "St. Tib's Day, YOLD " + (year + 1166)
except ValueError:
is_leap_year = False
day_of_year = (today - datetime.date(year, 1, 1)).days
if is_leap_year and day_of_year >= 60:
day_of_year -= 1 # Compensate for St. Tib's Day
season = day_of_year // 73
dday = day_of_year - (season * 73)
return "%s %d, YOLD %d" % (DISCORDIAN_SEASONS[season], (dday + 1), (year + 1166))
</lang>