How do I subtract two dates in Django/Python?
- by Ryan
Hi!
I'm working on a little fitness tracker in order to teach myself Django. I want to graph my weight over time, so I've decided to use the Python Google Charts Wrapper. Google charts require that you convert your date into a x coordinate. To do this I want to take the number of days in my dataset by subtracting the first weigh-in from the last weigh-in and then using that to figure out the x coords (for example, I could 100 by the result and increment the x coord by the resulting number for each y coord.)
Anyway, I need to figure out how to subtract Django datetime objects from one another and so far, I am striking out on both google and here at the stack. I know PHP, but have never gotten a handle on OO programming, so please excuse my ignorance. Here is what my models look like:
class Goal(models.Model):
goal_weight = models.DecimalField("Goal Weight",max_digits=4, decimal_places=1)
target_date = models.DateTimeField("Target Date to Reach Goal")
set_date = models.DateTimeField("When did you set your goal?")
comments = models.TextField(blank=True)
def __unicode__(self):
return unicode(self.goal_weight)
class Weight(models.Model):
"""Weight at a given date and time
"""
goal = models.ForeignKey(Goal)
weight = models.DecimalField("Current Weight",max_digits=4, decimal_places=1)
weigh_date = models.DateTimeField("Date of Weigh-In")
comments = models.TextField(blank=True)
def __unicode__(self):
return unicode(self.weight)
def recorded_today(self):
return self.date.date() == datetime.date.today()
Any ideas on how to proceed in the view? Thanks so much!
