Python TextCalendar: formatmonth() method
formatmonth() method
The formatmonth() method is used to get a month's calendar in a multi-line string.
Syntax:
formatmonth(theyear, themonth, w=0, l=0)
Parameters:
| Name | Description | Required / Optional |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| theyear | Year for which the calendar should be generated. | Required | Number |
| themonth | Month for which the calendar should be generated. | Required | Number |
| w | Specifies the width of the date columns, which are centered. Default value is 0. | Optional | Number |
| l | Specifies the number of lines that each week will use. Default value is 0. | Optional | Number |
Example of Text-calendar-formatmonth() method
import calendar
tc= calendar.TextCalendar(firstweekday=0)
print(tc.formatmonth(2016, 5))
Output:
May 2016
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 31
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