get the date 5 months ago in python

You can use the datetime module in Python along with the timedelta object to subtract a certain number of days, weeks, or months from the current date.

Here's an example code snippet that retrieves the date 5 months ago from today:

main.py
from datetime import date, timedelta

# get today's date
today = date.today()

# calculate the date 5 months ago
five_months_ago = today - timedelta(31 * 5)

# format the date as a string
date_str = five_months_ago.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")

print("The date 5 months ago was:", date_str)
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This code first retrieves today's date using the date.today() method. Then, it uses the timedelta object to subtract 5 months (or 31 days times 5) from today's date. Finally, it formats the resulting date as a string using the strftime method, and prints it to the console.