Multiple inputs on the same line (beginner)

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You can use datetime.datetime.strptime.

If you want that the user must enter Month Day Year, use as format_str "%m %d %y"
The format in my example: "%m/%d/%y" -> 12/31/21

%m = Month as a zero-padded decimal number.
%y = Year without century as a zero-padded decimal number.
%d = Day of the month as a zero-padded decimal number.

import datetime


def ask_date():
    # https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes
    dt_format = "%m/%d/%y"

    # loop until the user inputs a valid date specified by
    # dt_format

    while True:
        user_input = input("Please enter the date (MM/DD/YY): ")
        try:
            # if strptime could not convert the str, then
            # a ValueError is raised as Exception
            date = datetime.datetime.strptime(user_input, dt_format).date()
            # datetime.datetime.strptime returns a datetime object and the method
            # date on the datetime object returns a date object derrived from datetime object
            # why? the date class has no Method for strptime because a date object could not store
            # a time, only dates.
        except ValueError:
            # input was invalid format
            # catching this Exception and printing an error
            print("Invalid date:", user_input)
        else:
            # the else block is only executed, if inside the
            # try-block no exception was thrown
            # return this new date object from this function
            # which leaves the while loop and leaves the function
            return date


# calling the function and assign the returned object to a name
user_date = ask_date() # this function repeats asking this question until the user has entered a valid date

# here you can work with user_date, which is a date object.
print(user_date)