What is date.fromordinal(ordinal) in Python?
Overview
The fromordinal() method is used to convert a Gregorian ordinal to an equivalent Gregorian date format. It is a reverse method of toordinal() that takes a Gregorian date as an argument and returns an ordinal.
Syntax
date.fromordinal(ordinal)
Parameters
ordinal: It takes an ordinal as an argument value.
Return value
It returns the date in Gregorian calendar format.
Example
# Load datetime moduleimport datetime# Random ordinalordinal = 2141;# passing Gregorian ordinal to fromordinal() methoddate = datetime.date.fromordinal(ordinal);# Printing the Gregorian dateprint("Date Parallel to Gregorian Ordinal %d is: %s"%(ordinal, date))
Explanation
- Line 2: We import the
datetimelibrary. - Line 4: We declare an
ordinalvariable and assign a value to it. - Line 6: We call the
date.fromordinalmethod. - Line 9: We print the Gregorian date.
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