Python: Count the number of Monday of the 1st day of the month between two years

Last update on May 28 2022 13:35:11 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Python Datetime: Exercise-24 with Solution

Write a Python program to count the number of Monday of the 1st day of the month from 2015 to 2016.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import datetime
from datetime import datetime
monday1 = 0
months = range(1,13)
for year in range(2015, 2017):
    for month in months:
        if datetime(year, month, 1).weekday() == 0:
            monday1 += 1
print(monday1)

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