Google IT Python Professional Certificate: Debugging and Solving Software Problems Answers/Tips

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Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
import csv
import datetime
import requests

def get_start_date():
"""Interactively get the start date to query for."""

print()
print('Getting the first start date to query for.')
print()
print('The date must be greater than Jan 1st, 2018')
year = int(input('Enter a value for the year: '))
month = int(input('Enter a value for the month: '))
day = int(input('Enter a value for the day: '))
print()

def get_file_lines(url):
"""Returns the lines contained in the file at the given URL"""

# Download the file over the internet

# Decode all lines into strings
lines = []
return lines

def get_same_or_newer(start_date):
"Returns the employees that started on the given date, or the closest one."

data = get_file_lines(FILE_URL)
lista = list(reader)

# We want all employees that started at the same date or the closest newer
# date.To calculate that, we go through all the data and find the
# employees that started on the smallest date that 's equal or bigger than
# the given start date.

min_date_employees = []
row_date = []

for row in lista:
return row_date, min_date_employees
def list_newer(start_date):
start_date, employees = get_same_or_newer(start_date)
for i in range(0, len(start_date)):
print("Started on {}: {}".format(start_date[i], employees[i]))

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[じゅげむ-sb]

fun fact: you... you don't need to do any of this at all... just move the line that calls data out of the get_same_or_newer function and put it in the list_newer function. Then just add in another param for get_same_or_newer function to include data and pass in the data. complicated code or not... 99% of the time it's literally just calling the website over and over again. just cache it bro...

[aaronschofield]

Im getting an error that says you cant do len(start_date) because object of type datetime.datetime has no len

[Lorenzo]

Hi, it looks like your editor cut off some of the code where it says datetime.datetime.s$. Cheers

[aravindantr]

I couldn't solve this one. Please help me. Can you send me the correct code?

[gauravjain]

Hii... Actually in the 2nd script
get_same_or_newer ()
datetime.datetime.s$ in striped
Please can u send a complete line for that

[abhishekshag]

getting syntax error in datetimme.datetime.s$

[chaitanyachhibba]

facing this issue, can you please help - (changed name of the file to new.py, for testing)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./new.py", line 75, in <module>
main()
File "./new.py", line 72, in main
list_newer(start_date)
File "./new.py", line 64, in list_newer
start_date, employees =
File "./new.py", line 59, in get_same_or_newer
for i in range(0, len(start_date)):
TypeError: object of type 'datetime.datetime' has no len()