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edx-platform/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/util/date_utils.py
David Baumgold a6f349dab9 Studio i18n
2013-07-12 16:25:39 -04:00

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"""
Convenience methods for working with datetime objects
"""
from datetime import timedelta
from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
def get_default_time_display(dt, show_timezone=True):
"""
Converts a datetime to a string representation. This is the default
representation used in Studio and LMS.
It is of the form "Apr 09, 2013 at 16:00" or "Apr 09, 2013 at 16:00 UTC",
depending on the value of show_timezone.
If None is passed in for dt, an empty string will be returned.
The default value of show_timezone is True.
"""
if dt is None:
return u""
timezone = u""
if show_timezone:
if dt.tzinfo is not None:
try:
timezone = u" " + dt.tzinfo.tzname(dt)
except NotImplementedError:
timezone = dt.strftime('%z')
else:
timezone = u" UTC"
return unicode(dt.strftime(u"%b %d, %Y {at} %H:%M{tz}")).format(
at=_(u"at"), tz=timezone).strip()
def almost_same_datetime(dt1, dt2, allowed_delta=timedelta(minutes=1)):
"""
Returns true if these are w/in a minute of each other. (in case secs saved to db
or timezone aren't same)
:param dt1:
:param dt2:
"""
return abs(dt1 - dt2) < allowed_delta