Current Age Calculator by Date of Birth with Python

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In this article, I will tell you how to perform age calculation using the python programming language. To create a current age calculator that asks the user for their date of birth and calculates their age using Python, you can use the datetime module and the input() function.

Here is an example of how this can be done:

from datetime import datetime, timedelta

# Get the current date
now = datetime.now()

# Ask the user for their date of birth
print("Enter your date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD):")
dob_input = input()

# Parse the user's input into a datetime object
birthday = datetime.strptime(dob_input, "%Y-%m-%d")

# Calculate the difference between the current date and the birthday
difference = now - birthday

# Calculate the person's age in years
age_in_years = difference.days // 365

print(f"You are {age_in_years} years old.")

This code asks the user to enter their date of birth in the format “YYYY-MM-DD”, and then parses the input into a datetime object using the strptime() function. The code then calculates the difference between the current date and the birthday, and divides the number of days in that difference by 365 to calculate the person's age in years.

Important Note : Keep in mind that this method does not take into account the exact number of days in each month or leap years, so the age calculated may not be perfectly accurate.

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In this article, I have told you how to perform age calculation using the python programming language. Take care and see you in my next post.