Python calendar module | firstweekday() method
Calendar module allows to output calendars like program, and provides additional useful functions related to the calendar. Functions and classes defined in Calendar module use an idealized calendar, the current Gregorian calendar extended indefinitely in both directions.
In Python, calendar.firstweekday()
is a function provided in calendar module for simple text calendars.
firstweekday()
method is used to get the current setting for the weekday to start each week.
Syntax: firstweekday()
Parameter: no parameter
Returns: None
Code #1:
import calendar
print ( "Default First weekday is - " , calendar.firstweekday())
calendar.setfirstweekday( 2 )
print ( "First weekday after modification is - " , calendar.firstweekday())
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Output:
Default First weekday is - 6
First weekday after modification is - 2
Code #2: Explaining working of firstweekday() method with prmonth() method
import calendar
print ( "The 4th month of 1997 is : " )
calendar.prmonth( 1997 , 4 , 2 , 1 )
calendar.setfirstweekday( 4 )
print ( "First weekday after modification is - " ,
calendar.firstweekday())
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Output:
The 4th month of 1997 is :
April 1997
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
First weekday after modification is - 4
Last Updated :
22 Oct, 2018
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