How to use Django's built-in template tags for working with dates

Django's built-in template tags provide several useful tools for working with dates in templates. Here's a rundown of some common ones:

1. {% now %}: This tag displays the current date and time. By default, it uses the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY HOUR:MINUTE:SECOND, but you can customize it by providing a format string.

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   {% now "Y-m-d H:i:s" %}
   

2. {{ value|date:"D d M Y" }}: This filter formats a date according to the given format string. For example, D represents the day of the week, d represents the day of the month, M represents the month name, and Y represents the year.

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   {{ some_date|date:"D d M Y" }}
   

3. {% if today.date > some_date %}: This conditional tag allows you to compare dates. In this example, it checks if today's date is after some_date.

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   {% if today.date > some_date %}
       Do something
   {% endif %}
   

4. {% ifequal date1 date2 %}: This conditional tag checks if two dates are equal.

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   {% ifequal date1 date2 %}
       Do something
   {% endifequal %}
   

5. {% for date in date_list %}: This loop tag allows you to iterate over a list of dates.

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   {% for date in date_list %}
       {{ date }}
   {% endfor %}
   

6. {% now "U" as current_time_unix %}: This tag allows you to get the current time in Unix timestamp format.

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   {% now "U" as current_time_unix %}
   

7. {% now "Y-m-d" as current_date %}: This tag allows you to get the current date in a specific format and store it in a variable.

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   {% now "Y-m-d" as current_date %}
   

These are just a few examples of how you can work with dates using Django's built-in template tags. You can find more information and examples in the Django documentation: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/templates/builtins/#date.