doubledate.semester#

doubledate.semester(date, *, base=1)#

Returns the semester of the given date.

The first semester runs from 1 January to 30 June; the second from 1 July to 31 December.

Parameters:
  • date (datetime.date) – the date from which to determine the semester

  • base (int, optional) – the index of the first semester (default is 1)

Returns:

semester’s index

Return type:

int

Examples

>>> semester(datetime.date(2020, 1, 10))
1
>>> semester(datetime.date(2020, 1, 10), base=0)
0

See also

trimester, quarter