Python calendar module | setfirstweekday() 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.setfirstweekday(weekday)
is a function provided in calendar module for simple text calendars.
setfirstweekday()
method sets the weekday (0 is Monday, 6 is Sunday) to start each week. The values MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, and SUNDAY are provided for convenience.
For example, to set the first weekday to Sunday.
Syntax: setfirstweekday()
Parameter: no parameter
Returns: None
Code #1:
import calendar
val = calendar.setfirstweekday(calendar.SUNDAY)
print (val)
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Output:
None
Code #2: Explaining working of setfirstweekday()
method with prmonth()
method
import calendar
print ( "The 4th month of 1997 is : " )
calendar.prmonth( 1997 , 4 , 2 , 1 )
calendar.setfirstweekday( 4 )
print ( "\r" )
print ( "The new week day number is : " , end = "")
print (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
The new week day number is : 4
Last Updated :
22 Oct, 2018
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