Discordian date
Discordian date
You are encouraged to solve this task according to the task description, using any language you may know.
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.
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<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))
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