Introduction to the Python Calendar Module
Introduction
Python has an built-in module named Calendar that contains useful classes and functions to support a variety of calendar operations. By default, the Calendar module follows the Gregorian calendar, where Monday is the first day (0) of the week and Sunday is the last day of the week (6).
In Python, datetime and time modules also provide low-level calendar-related functionalities. In addition to these modules, the Calendar module provides essential functions related to displaying and manipulating calendars.
To print and manipulate calendars, the Calendar module has 3 important classes: Calendar, TextCalendar, and HTMLCalendar. In this article, we will see how these classes can help implement a variety of calendar related functions.
Functionalities of the Calendar Module
To use the Calendar module, we need to first import the module using:
import calendar
Let’s take a look at the list of useful functions in this module.
Printing Calendar for a Specific Month
We can print the calendar for a specific month, by using the below function:
calendar.month(yyyy, m, w, l)
The arguments passed to this function are the year (yyyy), month (m), date column width (w), and