Hi there,
I#m trying to adjust the period of Time for upcoming birthdays according to the documentation of “django-birthday” from today to tomorrow, but i am new to Django and Python, maybe i make a syntax-failure?
My code:
Hi, want to change the period for upcoming BDays being counted from tomorrow, not today. i am new to python and django, so i am sure it is my fault and i forgot something in the syntax:
def my_view(request)
return render (request, bday.html {
'upcoming_birthdays': Employees.objects.get_upcoming_birthdays(after=1)
})
delivers a “‘str’ object has no attribute ‘timetuple’” error in runtime…
if i leave () blank in the end of the code, everything works fine aside the fact that today is also counted for upcoming birthdays…
django-birthday doc:
https://django-birthday.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
Thx in advance for any tips
Hey there!
It will be helpful to include the template you’re rendering, and the traceback that’s displayed on the console.
Template:
{% extends 'base.html' %}
{% block mycss %}{% include "#tabelFormatting.html" %}{% endblock %}
{% block content %}
{% include "#searchBadge.html" %}
<div class="container">
<div class="table-responsive mx-auto w-75" style="position: relative; height: 20rem">
<table class="table table-hover table-striped">
<thead class="bg-primary-subtle border-primary text-primary">
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="text-center">#</th>
<th scope="col">DG/Anrede</th>
<th scope="col"></th> <!--Spalte für akademische Titel, ohne Überschrift-->
<th scope="col">Nachname</th>
<th scope="col">Vorname</th>
<th scope="col" class="text-center">Alter</th>
<th scope="col" class="text-end">
<nobr><i class="fas fa-gift"></i> <i>Geburtstag</i> <i class="fas fa-gift"></i> </nobr>
</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
{% for birthday in birthdays %}
{% if birthday.birthday != None %} <!--leere Felder nicht anzeigen-->
<tr>
<th class="text-center" scope="row">{{ forloop.counter }}</th>
<td><nobr>{{ birthday.military_rank }}</nobr></td>
<td class="text-end"><nobr>{{ birthday.prefix_title|default_if_none:"" }}</nobr></td>
<td><nobr><b>{{ birthday.last_name }}</b></nobr></td>
<td><nobr>{{ birthday.first_name }}</nobr></td>
<td class="text-center"><nobr>('{{ birthday.age }})</nobr></td>
<td class="text-end"><nobr><b>{{ birthday.birthday }}</b></nobr></td>
</tr>
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div class="mb-5"></div>
{% endblock %}
can send yout the tracxeback as pdf by PN
The traceback can be posted here, the same as you do with code.
It’s hard to be precise without it, but i think that this is incorrect, you have a upcoming_birthdays key defined on the context.
But you’re iterating over a birthdays key.
no, that’s correct (and working)…should have posted the view also i think:
@login_required
def birthday(request):
context= {
'today_birthdays': Employees.objects.get_birthdays(),
'upcoming_birthdays': Employees.objects.get_upcoming_birthdays(days=8),
'birthdays': Employees.objects.order_by_birthday()
}
return render(request, 'birthday.html', context)
The problem ist to tell the “.get_upcoming_birthdays(days=8),” when to start counting, see also linked documentation in my first post. Restriction to 8 days as an argument works, but trying the “after=1” argument results in “missing timetuple” error.
I see.
I’ve read the documentation, and it says something really interesting
Warning : This library is pretty hacky. Use it if you’re lazy, not if you’re concerned about your code quality!
I think you may be better implementing this on your own, the library seems to be without any work from 2 years from now.
yeah, i was somehow afraid of this kind of judgement, i also sended an email zto the owner of the github repository with no answer yet…too bad.
There are also some faults in dealing with birthdays in leap years…so i think i will have to do it myself in the end but thanks for your thoughts 
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So in case, somebody should have similar problems: THIS Solution is working for my purposes:
@login_required
def birthday(request):
# For TODAY Birthdays
datetime_now = timezone.now()
now_day, now_month = datetime_now.day, datetime_now.month
# For Birthdays within the next 7 days
def day_tuple(day_offset):
today = timezone.now().date()
date = today + timedelta(day_offset)
return (date.day, date.month)
one_week = timedelta(weeks=1)
seven_days = [day_tuple(day) for day in range(one_week.days)]
upcoming_birthdays = []
for day, month in seven_days:
upcoming_birthdays += Employees.objects.filter(
birthday__day=day,
birthday__month=month
)
context= {
'today_birthdays': Employees.objects.filter(birthday__day=now_day, birthday__month=now_month),
'upcoming_birthdays': upcoming_birthdays,
'all_birthdays': Employees.objects.exclude(birthday__isnull=True)
}
return render(request, 'birthday.html', context)