datetime_periods 1.1.0

Easily create time periods from timestamps

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datetime_periods
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This module aims to help you create time periods from timestamps.

Pass in a `datetime.datetime()` object and a period name and it'll
return the beginning and end of that period.

Documentation available on `Read the Docs`_.

Installation:
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You can install from pypi!

.. code-block::

pip install datetime_periods


`period` usage
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Pass in a `datetime.datetime()` object and a period name and it'll
return the beginning and end of that period.

.. code-block::

>>> from datetime_periods import period
>>> period(datetime(2012, 4, 2, second=12), 'minute')
[datetime(2012, 4, 2), datetime(2012, 4, 2, 0, 0, 59)]
>>> period(datetime(2012, 4, 2), 'hour')
[datetime(2012, 4, 2, 0), datetime(2012, 4, 2, 0, 59, 59)]
>>> period(datetime(2012, 4, 2), 'day')
[datetime(2012, 4, 2), datetime(2012, 4, 2, 23, 59, 59)]
>>> period(datetime(2012, 4, 2), 'week')
[datetime(2012, 4, 2), datetime(2012, 4, 8, 23, 59, 59)]
>>> period(datetime(2012, 4, 15), 'month')
[datetime(2012, 4, 1), datetime(2012, 4, 30, 23, 59, 59)]
>>> period(datetime(2012, 4, 2), 'quarter')
[datetime(2012, 4, 1), datetime(2012, 6, 30, 23, 59, 59)]
>>> period(datetime(2012, 9, 1), 'half_year')
[datetime(2012, 7, 1), datetime(2012, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59)]
>>> period(datetime(2012, 7, 1), 'year')
[datetime(2012, 1, 1), datetime(2012, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59)]


`TimeRange` usage
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The `TimeRange` class takes two times, `start` and `stop`, and creates
`datetime` objects from them that is smart about when a date should
roll over to the following day.

This class can also act like a 2 length list where index 0=start,
1=stop time. This to allow the class to be used for argument
expansion and as an iterator.

.. code-block::

>>> from datetime_periods import TimeRange
>>> tr = TimeRange('17:00', '23:00', '2013-12-25')
>>> tr.start
datetime(2013, 12, 25, 17)
>>> tr.stop
datetime(2013, 12, 25, 23)
>>> tr = TimeRange('17:00', '04:00', '2013-12-25')
>>> tr.start
datetime(2013, 12, 25, 17)
>>> tr.stop
datetime(2013, 12, 26, 4)
>>> tr[0] == tr.start
True
>>> tr[1] == tr.stop
True

Sugar
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The `sugar` module has sugar functions for all variants available.

Sugar functions for entire period:

* `period_second`
* `period_minute`
* `period_hour`
* `period_day`
* `period_week`
* `period_month`
* `period_quarter`
* `period_half_year`
* `period_year`

Sugar functions for beginning of period:

* `period_beginning_second`
* `period_beginning_minute`
* `period_beginning_hour`
* `period_beginning_day`
* `period_beginning_week`
* `period_beginning_month`
* `period_beginning_quarter`
* `period_beginning_half_year`
* `period_beginning_year`

Sugar functions for end of period:

* `period_end_second`
* `period_end_minute`
* `period_end_hour`
* `period_end_day`
* `period_end_week`
* `period_end_month`
* `period_end_quarter`
* `period_end_half_year`
* `period_end_year`

.. _Read the Docs: http://datetime_periods.readthedocs.org/en/latest/