reminder app logic problem

[jacksfrustration]

im making a reminder app. one of the first step would be to only accept dates set in the future and not in the past to avoid any user mistakes. Does anyone know how to do this? much appreciated

[menator01]

Here is one way.

from datetime import datetime

present = datetime.now()

past_date = '2015-10-25'

obj = datetime.strptime(past_date, '%Y-%m-%d')

answer = 'yes' if obj < present else 'no'

print(f'Past -> {answer}')

future_date = '2025-12-23'

obj = datetime.strptime(future_date, '%Y-%m-%d')
answer = 'yes' if obj < present else 'no'

print(f'Future -> {answer}')

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[jacksfrustration]

thanks a lot for your help mate.. much appreciated

[AdamHensley]

Hey, that sounds like an excellent idea for a reminder app! To ensure users can only set future dates, you can compare the selected date with the current date and time. You can show an error message if the selected date is earlier than the current date. In Python, you could use the datetime module to do this.