convert date to integer in python

To convert a date to an integer in Python, you can use the date.toordinal() method which returns the proleptic Gregorian ordinal of a date object. The ordinal represents the number of days since January 1, 1 AD. Here's an example code block:

main.py
from datetime import date

today = date.today()  # get today's date
integer_date = today.toordinal()  # convert to integer
print(integer_date)  # output: 737034
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In this example, date.today() returns today's date as a date object. We then convert this to an integer using the toordinal() method and store the integer value in the integer_date variable. Finally, we print the integer value to the console.