Easy Date Formatter

Working with dates often means remembering strftime formatting codes and writing the same date calculations repeatedly. The easy_date_formatter module provides simple helpers for getting current, past, and future dates in common formats without needing to memorize those formatting codes.

A small real-world example

Imagine you're creating a report and want to display today's date, the date from one week ago, and the date one week from now in a readable format.

from py_simple import (
    get_pretty_date,
    get_past_pretty_date,
    get_future_pretty_date,
)

today = get_pretty_date()
last_week = get_past_pretty_date(7)
next_week = get_future_pretty_date(7)

print(today)
print(last_week)
print(next_week)

Example output:

Monday, August 10, 2026
Monday, August 03, 2026
Monday, August 17, 2026

What happened?

get_pretty_date() returns the current date in a human-friendly format such as Monday, August 10, 2026.

get_past_pretty_date() calculates a date a specific number of days in the past and returns it in the same readable format.

get_future_pretty_date() does the same thing for a date in the future.

The module also provides common formats such as DD-MM-YYYY, MM-DD-YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, and MM/DD/YYYY.

For example:

from py_simple import dd_mm_yyyy, slash_dd_mm_yyyy

print(dd_mm_yyyy())
print(slash_dd_mm_yyyy())

Example output:

10-08-2026
10/08/2026

You can also use list_available_formats() to see which formats are supported:

from py_simple import list_available_formats

print(list_available_formats())

Why use these helpers?

Instead of remembering strftime codes and repeatedly writing date calculations, you can simply use:

today = get_pretty_date()
last_week = get_past_pretty_date(7)
next_week = get_future_pretty_date(7)

These helpers keep working with dates simple, readable, and beginner-friendly while providing several common date formats and easy ways to calculate past and future dates.