Add months to the current date in Python

Add months to the current date in Python #

To add months to the current date in Python:

1. Use the datetime.now() method to get the current local date and time.
2. Create a relativedelta object by passing the number of months to the relativedelta class.
3. Sum the current date and the relativedelta object.

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from datetime import datetime
from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta

now = datetime.now()
print(now)  # 👉️ 2022-06-22 19:27:37.483564

result = now + relativedelta(months=+3)

print(result)  # 👉️ 2022-09-22 19:27:37.483564

We used the datetime.now method to get the current local date and time.

Make sure to import the relativedelta and the datetime classes.

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pip install python-dateutil

Notice that we prefixed the number of months with a plus + to indicate that we want to add the specified number of months.

If necessary, the year will be rolled over automatically (e.g. adding 6 months to a date in September).

If you only need to extract the date after the operation, call the date() method on the datetime object.

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from datetime import datetime
from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta

now = datetime.now()
print(now)  # 👉️ 2022-06-22 19:27:37.483564

result = now + relativedelta(months=+3)

print(result)  # 👉️ 2022-09-22 19:27:37.483564

# 👇️ only extract updated date
print(result.date())  # 👉️ 2022-09-22

The datetime.date method returns a date object with the same year, month and day.

If you need to format the date in a certain way, use a formatted string literal.

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from datetime import datetime
from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta

now = datetime.now()
print(now)  # 👉️ 2022-06-22 19:34:48.991786

result = now + relativedelta(months=+5)

print(result)  # 👉️ 2022-11-22 19:34:48.991786

# 👇️ only extract updated date
print(result.date())  # 👉️ 2022-11-22

print(f'{result:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}')  # 👉️ 2022-11-22 19:34:48

Formatted string literals (f-strings) let us include expressions inside of a string by prefixing the string with f.

Make sure to wrap expressions in curly braces - {expression}.

Formatted string literals also enable us to use the format specification mini-language in expression blocks.