Python calendar module : formatmonth() method (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 4 Dec, 2020

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. class calendar.TextCalendar(firstweekday=0) can be used to generate plain text calendars. formatmonth() method is one of the methods of TextCalendar instance.formatmonth() method in Python is used to get month’s calendar in a multi-line string.

Syntax: formatmonth(year, month, width=0, lines=0)Parameter: year: year of the calendarmonth: month of the calendarwidth: [optional] Specifies the width of the date columns, which are centeredline: [optional] Specifies the number of lines that each week will use.Returns: Return a month’s calendar.

Code #1:

Python3 `

Python program to demonstrate working of formatmonth() method

importing calendar module

import calendar

text_cal = calendar.TextCalendar(firstweekday = 0)

year = 2018 month = 9

default value of width is 0

printing formatmonth

print(text_cal.formatmonth(year, month))

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Output:

September 2018 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

Code #2: With parameter width

Python3 `

Python program to demonstrate working of formatmonth() method

importing calendar module

import calendar

text_cal = calendar.TextCalendar(firstweekday = 0)

default value of width is 0

printing formatmonth

print(text_cal.formatmonth(2018, 9, w = 5))

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Output:

          September 2018

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 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

Code #3:

Python3 1== `

Python program to demonstrate working of formatmonth() method

importing calendar module

import calendar

text_cal = calendar.TextCalendar(firstweekday = 0)

giving value of width = 6, line = 2

printing formatmonth

print(text_cal.formatmonth(2018, 10, 6, 2))

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Output:

              October 2018

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

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 31