Changeset 4237

Timestamp:

07/04/08 17:19:43 (3 months ago)

Author:

ed

Message:

Added the 'webHeaderFormat()' method that takes a datetime value and returns a formatted string that conforms with the standard expected by HTTP headers.

Files:

• trunk/dabo/lib/dates.py (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/dabo/lib/dates.py

@@ -266 +266 @@
-
-
+def webHeaderFormat(dtm):
+    """Takes a datetime value and returns a string in the format required by 
+    HTTP headers, such as an 'If-Modified-Since' header.
+    """
+    hereNow, utcNow = datetime.datetime.now(), datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+    offset = utcNow - hereNow
+    adjusted = dtm + offset
+    return adjusted.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT")
+
+
+
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    print "testing converting strings to dates:"