Python calendar module | firstweekday() method (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 22 Oct, 2018

Calendar module allows to output calendars like program, and provides additional useful functions related to the calendar. Functions and classes defined in Calendar module use an idealized calendar, the current Gregorian calendar extended indefinitely in both directions. In Python, calendar.firstweekday() is a function provided in calendar module for simple text calendars. firstweekday() method is used to get the current setting for the weekday to start each week.

Syntax: firstweekday() Parameter: no parameter Returns: None

Code #1:

Python3 1== `

Python program to explain working of firstweekday() method

importing calendar module

import calendar

default firstweekday

print("Default First weekday is - ", calendar.firstweekday())

setting 2nd day as firstweekday

calendar.setfirstweekday(2)

print firstweekday

print("First weekday after modification is - ", calendar.firstweekday())

`

Output:

Default First weekday is - 6 First weekday after modification is - 2

Code #2: Explaining working of firstweekday() method with prmonth() method

Python3 1== `

Python code to demonstrate the working of

firstweekday() with help of prmonth() method

importing calendar module for calendar operations

import calendar

using prmonth() to print calendar of 1997

print ("The 4th month of 1997 is : ") calendar.prmonth(1997, 4, 2, 1)

using setfirstweekday() to set first week day number

calendar.setfirstweekday(4)

print("First weekday after modification is - ", calendar.firstweekday())

`

Output:

The 4th month of 1997 is : April 1997 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 First weekday after modification is - 4