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Python timestamp

I am trying to create a French time stamp using the Python 'datetime' modulle. So instead of, for example, I need 25 juillet, 2015 vrs
July 25, 2015. The following code ALMOST does it. It picks up that today is July 25 and gives me a printout 25 Juillet , 2015. The really weird thing is that the code does not work if I include MORE THAN 5 if statements. On adding a 6th it throws an error (image attached)
Obviously I need 12 if statements to cover janvier, février, mars, avril, mai, juin, juillet, août, septembre, octobre, novembre, décembre.

WING IDE does not give any information on the error. It indicates that the error is outside the range of its competency.

Hopefully the problem is obvious to someone !!

James
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BTW... with regards to the error that you're getting, you might want to think about using the cgitb module (https://docs.python.org/2/library/cgitb.html) while you're developing your code. It will make tracking down errors while you're developing your cgi scripts much easier. Add the following to the start of your cgi code.

import cgitb
cgitb.enable()

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You typically wouldn't want to include it any production code as it may/will give out more information than someone visiting your website should see, but it should help as you develop and test your page.

jameskane

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Thanks very much clockwatcher.

The array approach looks great and I am going to try and use it !!

But could you take a quick look at the code, attached anyhow. Would like to understand the problem. Don't waste time if the problem does not jump out at you .

James

#!C:\Python34\python.exe
import cgi,cgitb
import mysql.connector as conn
import collections
import datetime
def htmlTop():
    print("""Content-type:text/html\n\n
        <!DOCTYPE html>
        <html lang="en">
            <head>
                <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1">
                <title> My Server-side template</title>
        </head>
        <body>""")

def htmlTail():
    print(""" its done</body>
        </html>""")

def connectDB():
    db=conn.connect(host='localhost' ,user='root' ,passwd='844cheminduplan' ,db='office')
    cursor = db.cursor()
    return db, cursor





#main program
if __name__== "__main__":
    try:
        htmlTop()
        print("james")
        
        currentyear = datetime.datetime.now().year
        print(currentyear)
        currentmonth = datetime.datetime.now().month
        currentday = datetime.datetime.now().day
        print(currentday)
        
                                 
                
        
        if currentmonth == 3:
            lettermonth = "Mars"         
            print(currentday,lettermonth, "," ,currentyear)         
        
        if currentmonth == 4:
            lettermonth = "Avril"         
            print(currentday,lettermonth, "," ,currentyear)        
            
        if currentmonth == 5:
            lettermonth = "Mai"         
            print(currentday,lettermonth, "," ,currentyear)
            
        if currentmonth == 6:
            lettermonth = "Juin"         
            print(currentday,lettermonth, "," ,currentyear) 
            
        if currentmonth == 7:
            lettermonth = "Juillet"         
            print(currentday,lettermonth, "," ,currentyear)
            
                    
       
        
        
        htmlTail()
    except:
        cgi.print_exception()

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jameskane

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Thanks very much !