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100DaysofCode – Day 3

On day 3 of the #100DaysofCode challenge in Python I grabbed a list of holidays online and made a holidays.txt file from it.

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Jan 1 Monday New Year's Day Federal Holiday
Jan 1 Monday New Year's Eve observed State holiday LA, MI, WI
Jan 6 Saturday Epiphany Christian
Jan 7 Sunday Orthodox Christmas Day Orthodox
Jan 12 Friday Lee Jackson Day State holiday Virginia
Jan 13 Saturday Stephen Foster Memorial Day Observance
Jan 14 Sunday Orthodox New Year Orthodox
Jan 15 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal Holiday
Jan 15 Monday Robert E Lee's Birthday State holiday Alabama, Mississippi
Jan 15 Monday Idaho Human Rights Day State holiday Idaho
Jan 15 Monday Civil Rights Day State holiday Arizona, New Hampshire
Jan 19 Friday Robert E Lee's Birthday State holiday Florida
Jan 19 Friday Confederate Memorial Day State holiday Texas
Jan 29 Monday Kansas Day Observance
Jan 31 Wednesday Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat Jewish holiday
Feb 1 Thursday National Freedom Day Observance
Feb 2 Friday Groundhog Day Observance
Feb 2 Friday National Wear Red Day Observance
Feb 4 Sunday Rosa Parks Day Local observance California, Ohio
Feb 4 Sunday Super Bowl Sporting Event
Feb 12 Monday Lincoln's Birthday State holiday CT, IL, MO, NY
Feb 12 Monday Lincoln's Birthday Local observance Florida
Feb 13 Tuesday Maha Shivaratri Hindu Holiday
Feb 13 Tuesday Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras Observance
Feb 13 Tuesday Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras State holiday Alabama, Louisiana
Feb 13 Tuesday Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras Local observance Florida
Feb 14 Wednesday Ash Wednesday Christian
Feb 14 Wednesday Valentine's Day Observance
Feb 14 Wednesday Statehood Day in Arizona Local observance Arizona
Feb 15 Thursday Susan B Anthony's Birthday Local observance CA, FL, NY, WI
Feb 16 Friday Chinese New Year Observance
Feb 16 Friday Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Local observance Alaska
Feb 19 Monday Presidents' Day Federal Holiday All except DE, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, NC, NM, RI, WI
Feb 19 Monday Daisy Gatson Bates Day State holiday Arkansas
Feb 28 Wednesday Linus Pauling Day Local observance Oregon
Mar 1 Thursday Purim Jewish holiday
Mar 1 Thursday St. David's Day Observance
Mar 2 Friday Holi Hindu Holiday
Mar 2 Friday Texas Independence Day State holiday Texas
Mar 2 Friday Read Across America Day Observance
Mar 2 Friday Employee Appreciation Day Observance
Mar 5 Monday Casimir Pulaski Day State holiday Illinois
Mar 6 Tuesday Town Meeting Day Vermont State holiday Vermont
Mar 11 Sunday Daylight Saving Time starts Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Mar 16 Friday Evacuation Day observed State holiday Massachusetts
Mar 17 Saturday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Mar 17 Saturday Evacuation Day State holiday Massachusetts
Mar 20 Tuesday March equinox Season
Mar 25 Sunday Palm Sunday Christian
Mar 25 Sunday Maryland Day Local observance Maryland
Mar 26 Monday Maryland Day observed Local observance Maryland
Mar 26 Monday Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day State holiday Hawaii
Mar 26 Monday Seward's Day State holiday Alaska
Mar 29 Thursday Maundy Thursday Christian
Mar 30 Friday Good Friday State holiday 13 states
Mar 31 Saturday Holy Saturday Christian
Mar 31 Saturday Passover (first day) Jewish holiday
Mar 31 Saturday César Chávez Day State holiday CA, CO*, TX*
Apr 1 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance, Christian
Apr 2 Monday Easter Monday Christian
Apr 2 Monday Pascua Florida Day Local observance Florida
Apr 6 Friday Orthodox Good Friday Orthodox
Apr 6 Friday National Tartan Day Observance
Apr 7 Saturday Last Day of Passover Jewish holiday
Apr 7 Saturday Orthodox Holy Saturday Orthodox
Apr 8 Sunday Orthodox Easter Orthodox
Apr 9 Monday Orthodox Easter Monday Orthodox
Apr 10 Tuesday National Library Workers' Day Observance
Apr 11 Wednesday Yom HaShoah Jewish holiday
Apr 13 Friday Isra and Mi'raj Muslim
Apr 13 Friday Thomas Jefferson's Birthday Observance
Apr 15 Sunday Father Damien Day Local observance Hawaii
Apr 16 Monday Emancipation Day State holiday District of Columbia
Apr 16 Monday Patriot's Day State holiday Maine, Massachusetts
Apr 17 Tuesday Tax Day Observance
Apr 19 Thursday Yom Ha'atzmaut Jewish holiday
Apr 21 Saturday San Jacinto Day State holiday Texas
Apr 22 Sunday Oklahoma Day Local observance Oklahoma
Apr 23 Monday Confederate Memorial Day State holiday Alabama, Florida
Apr 23 Monday State Holiday State holiday Georgia
Apr 25 Wednesday Administrative Professionals Day Observance
Apr 26 Thursday Confederate Memorial Day Local observance Florida
Apr 26 Thursday Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Observance
Apr 27 Friday Arbor Day State holiday Nebraska
Apr 30 Monday Confederate Memorial Day State holiday Mississippi
May 1 Tuesday Law Day Observance
May 1 Tuesday Loyalty Day Observance
May 1 Tuesday Lei Day Local observance Hawaii
May 3 Thursday Lag BaOmer Jewish holiday
May 3 Thursday National Day of Prayer Observance
May 4 Friday Kent State Shootings Remembrance Local observance Ohio
May 4 Friday Kentucky Oaks Sporting Event
May 4 Friday Rhode Island Independence Day Local observance Rhode Island
May 5 Saturday Cinco de Mayo Observance
May 5 Saturday National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day Observance
May 6 Sunday National Nurses Day Observance
May 8 Tuesday Truman Day State holiday Missouri
May 8 Tuesday Primary Election Day West Virginia State holiday West Virginia
May 10 Thursday Ascension Day Christian
May 10 Thursday Confederate Memorial Day State holiday South Carolina
May 10 Thursday Confederate Memorial Day Local observance North Carolina
May 11 Friday Military Spouse Appreciation Day Observance
May 13 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 15 Tuesday Peace Officers Memorial Day Observance
May 16 Wednesday Ramadan starts Muslim
May 18 Friday National Defense Transportation Day Observance
May 19 Saturday Armed Forces Day Observance
May 20 Sunday Pentecost Christian
May 20 Sunday Shavuot Jewish holiday
May 21 Monday Whit Monday Christian
May 22 Tuesday National Maritime Day Observance
May 22 Tuesday Harvey Milk Day Local observance California
May 23 Wednesday Emergency Medical Services for Children Day Observance
May 25 Friday National Missing Children's Day Observance
May 27 Sunday Trinity Sunday Christian
May 28 Monday Memorial Day Federal Holiday
May 28 Monday Jefferson Davis Birthday Local observance Mississippi
May 31 Thursday Corpus Christi Christian
Jun 1 Friday Statehood Day Local observance Kentucky, Tennessee
Jun 3 Sunday Jefferson Davis Birthday Local observance Florida
Jun 4 Monday Jefferson Davis Birthday State holiday Alabama
Jun 6 Wednesday D-Day Observance
Jun 10 Sunday Lailat al-Qadr Muslim
Jun 11 Monday Kamehameha Day State holiday Hawaii
Jun 14 Thursday Army Birthday Observance
Jun 14 Thursday Flag Day Observance
Jun 15 Friday Eid al-Fitr Muslim
Jun 17 Sunday Father's Day Observance
Jun 17 Sunday Bunker Hill Day State holiday Massachusetts
Jun 18 Monday Bunker Hill Day observed State holiday Massachusetts
Jun 19 Tuesday Juneteenth Local observance All except HI, MD, MP, MT, ND, NH, SD, TX, UT
Jun 19 Tuesday Emancipation Day State holiday Texas
Jun 20 Wednesday West Virginia Day State holiday West Virginia
Jun 20 Wednesday American Eagle Day Observance
Jun 21 Thursday June Solstice Season
Jul 4 Wednesday Independence Day Federal Holiday
Jul 22 Sunday Tisha B'Av Jewish holiday
Jul 22 Sunday Parents' Day Observance
Jul 24 Tuesday Pioneer Day State holiday Utah
Jul 27 Friday National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Observance
Aug 1 Wednesday Colorado Day Local observance Colorado
Aug 4 Saturday Coast Guard Birthday Observance
Aug 7 Tuesday Purple Heart Day Observance
Aug 13 Monday Victory Day State holiday Rhode Island
Aug 15 Wednesday Assumption of Mary Christian
Aug 16 Thursday Bennington Battle Day State holiday Vermont
Aug 17 Friday Statehood Day in Hawaii State holiday Hawaii
Aug 19 Sunday National Aviation Day Observance
Aug 21 Tuesday Senior Citizens Day Observance
Aug 22 Wednesday Eid al-Adha Muslim
Aug 25 Saturday Raksha Bandhan Hindu Holiday
Aug 26 Sunday Women's Equality Day Observance
Aug 27 Monday Lyndon Baines Johnson Day State holiday Texas
Sep 2 Sunday Janmashtami Hindu Holiday
Sep 3 Monday Labor Day Federal Holiday
Sep 8 Saturday Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day Observance
Sep 9 Sunday National Grandparents Day Observance
Sep 9 Sunday California Admission Day Local observance California
Sep 10 Monday Rosh Hashana State holiday Texas
Sep 10 Monday Rosh Hashana Jewish holiday
Sep 11 Tuesday Patriot Day Observance
Sep 12 Wednesday Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu Holiday
Sep 12 Wednesday Muharram Muslim
Sep 15 Saturday National CleanUp Day Observance
Sep 17 Monday Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Observance
Sep 18 Tuesday Air Force Birthday Observance
Sep 19 Wednesday Yom Kippur State holiday Texas
Sep 19 Wednesday Yom Kippur Jewish holiday
Sep 21 Friday National POW/MIA Recognition Day Observance
Sep 22 Saturday Emancipation Day Local observance Ohio
Sep 23 Sunday September equinox Season
Sep 24 Monday First Day of Sukkot Jewish holiday
Sep 28 Friday Native Americans' Day Local observance California
Sep 30 Sunday Last Day of Sukkot Jewish holiday
Sep 30 Sunday Gold Star Mother's Day Observance
Oct 1 Monday Shmini Atzeret Jewish holiday
Oct 1 Monday Child Health Day Observance
Oct 2 Tuesday Simchat Torah Jewish holiday
Oct 4 Thursday Feast of St Francis of Assisi Christian
Oct 8 Monday Columbus Day Local observance Florida
Oct 8 Monday Columbus Day Federal Holiday All except AK, AR, CA, DE, FL, HI, MI, MN, ND, NV, OR, SD, TX, VT, WA, WY
Oct 8 Monday Native Americans' Day Local observance South Dakota
Oct 8 Monday Indigenous People's Day Local observance Alaska
Oct 8 Monday Indigenous People's Day Local observance CA*, MN*, WA*
Oct 9 Tuesday Navaratri Hindu Holiday
Oct 9 Tuesday Leif Erikson Day Observance
Oct 13 Saturday Navy Birthday Observance
Oct 15 Monday White Cane Safety Day Observance
Oct 16 Tuesday Boss's Day Observance
Oct 18 Thursday Dussehra Hindu Holiday
Oct 18 Thursday Alaska Day State holiday Alaska
Oct 20 Saturday Sweetest Day Observance 13 states
Oct 26 Friday Nevada Day State holiday Nevada
Oct 31 Wednesday Halloween Observance
Nov 1 Thursday All Saints' Day Christian
Nov 2 Friday All Souls' Day Christian
Nov 4 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Nov 6 Tuesday Election Day State holiday 14 states
Nov 6 Tuesday Diwali/Deepavali Observance
Nov 8 Thursday Return Day Delaware State holiday Delaware
Nov 10 Saturday Marine Corps Birthday Observance
Nov 11 Sunday Veterans Day Federal Holiday
Nov 12 Monday Veterans Day observed Federal Holiday
Nov 21 Wednesday The Prophet's Birthday Muslim
Nov 22 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal Holiday
Nov 23 Friday State Holiday State holiday Georgia
Nov 23 Friday Presidents' Day State holiday New Mexico
Nov 23 Friday Lincoln's Birthday/Lincoln's Day State holiday Indiana, West Virginia
Nov 23 Friday Day After Thanksgiving State holiday 22 states
Nov 23 Friday Family Day State holiday Nevada
Nov 23 Friday Black Friday Observance
Nov 23 Friday American Indian Heritage Day State holiday Maryland
Nov 26 Monday Cyber Monday Observance
Dec 2 Sunday First Sunday of Advent Christian
Dec 3 Monday Chanukah/Hanukkah (first day) Jewish holiday
Dec 6 Thursday St Nicholas' Day Observance
Dec 7 Friday Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Observance
Dec 8 Saturday Feast of the Immaculate Conception Christian
Dec 10 Monday Last Day of Chanukah Jewish holiday
Dec 12 Wednesday Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Observance
Dec 13 Thursday National Guard Birthday Observance
Dec 17 Monday Pan American Aviation Day Observance
Dec 17 Monday Wright Brothers Day Observance
Dec 21 Friday December Solstice Season
Dec 24 Monday Christmas Eve State holiday KS*, LA, MI, NC, ND, OK, SC, TX, VA*, WI
Dec 24 Monday Christmas Eve Observance, Christian
Dec 24 Monday Washington's Birthday State holiday Indiana
Dec 24 Monday Washington's Birthday State holiday Georgia
Dec 25 Tuesday Christmas Day Federal Holiday
Dec 26 Wednesday Kwanzaa (until Jan 1) Observance
Dec 26 Wednesday Day After Christmas Day State holiday KS, KY, NC, NH, SC, TX
Dec 31 Monday New Year's Eve State holiday LA, MI, WI
Dec 31 Monday New Year's Eve Observance

Then I created a simple python file that allowed me to know when the holidays were in relation to today:

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from datetime import datetime, timedelta

with open('holidays.txt') as h:
day_list = h.readlines()

holidays = {}

for day in day_list:

d = '2018 '
d += ' '.join(day.split()[0:2])
ev = day.split()[3:]
holidays[' '.join(ev)] = datetime.strptime(d, "%Y %b %d")

now = datetime.now()

for holiday in holidays:
holiday_at = holidays.get(holiday)
holiday_in = holiday_at - now
if holiday_at < now:
print("{} was {} days ago.".format(holiday, holiday_in))
else:
print("{} is in {} days.".format(holiday, holiday_in))

When run, this tells me that:

 

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New Year's Day Federal Holiday was -94 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
New Year's Eve observed State holiday LA, MI, WI was -94 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Epiphany Christian was -89 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Orthodox Christmas Day Orthodox was -88 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Lee Jackson Day State holiday Virginia was -83 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Stephen Foster Memorial Day Observance was -82 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Orthodox New Year Orthodox was -81 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal Holiday was -80 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Robert E Lee's Birthday State holiday Alabama, Mississippi was -80 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Idaho Human Rights Day State holiday Idaho was -80 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Civil Rights Day State holiday Arizona, New Hampshire was -80 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Robert E Lee's Birthday State holiday Florida was -76 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Confederate Memorial Day State holiday Texas was -76 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Kansas Day Observance was -66 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat Jewish holiday was -64 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
National Freedom Day Observance was -63 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Groundhog Day Observance was -62 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
National Wear Red Day Observance was -62 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Rosa Parks Day Local observance California, Ohio was -60 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Super Bowl Sporting Event was -60 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Lincoln's Birthday State holiday CT, IL, MO, NY was -52 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Lincoln's Birthday Local observance Florida was -52 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Maha Shivaratri Hindu Holiday was -51 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras Observance was -51 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras State holiday Alabama, Louisiana was -51 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras Local observance Florida was -51 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Ash Wednesday Christian was -50 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Valentine's Day Observance was -50 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Statehood Day in Arizona Local observance Arizona was -50 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Susan B Anthony's Birthday Local observance CA, FL, NY, WI was -49 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Chinese New Year Observance was -48 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Local observance Alaska was -48 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Presidents' Day Federal Holiday All except DE, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, NC, NM, RI, WI was -45 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Daisy Gatson Bates Day State holiday Arkansas was -45 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Linus Pauling Day Local observance Oregon was -36 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Purim Jewish holiday was -35 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
St. David's Day Observance was -35 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Holi Hindu Holiday was -34 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Texas Independence Day State holiday Texas was -34 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Read Across America Day Observance was -34 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Employee Appreciation Day Observance was -34 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Casimir Pulaski Day State holiday Illinois was -31 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Town Meeting Day Vermont State holiday Vermont was -30 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Daylight Saving Time starts Clock change/Daylight Saving Time was -25 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Evacuation Day observed State holiday Massachusetts was -20 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
St. Patrick's Day Observance was -19 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Evacuation Day State holiday Massachusetts was -19 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
March equinox Season was -16 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Palm Sunday Christian was -11 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Maryland Day Local observance Maryland was -11 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Maryland Day observed Local observance Maryland was -10 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day State holiday Hawaii was -10 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Seward's Day State holiday Alaska was -10 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Maundy Thursday Christian was -7 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Good Friday State holiday 13 states was -6 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Holy Saturday Christian was -5 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Passover (first day) Jewish holiday was -5 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
César Chávez Day State holiday CA, CO*, TX* was -5 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Easter Sunday Observance, Christian was -4 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Easter Monday Christian was -3 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Pascua Florida Day Local observance Florida was -3 days, 7:32:07.095058 days ago.
Orthodox Good Friday Orthodox is in 1 day, 7:32:07.095058 days.
National Tartan Day Observance is in 1 day, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Last Day of Passover Jewish holiday is in 2 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Orthodox Holy Saturday Orthodox is in 2 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Orthodox Easter Orthodox is in 3 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Orthodox Easter Monday Orthodox is in 4 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
National Library Workers' Day Observance is in 5 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Yom HaShoah Jewish holiday is in 6 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Isra and Mi'raj Muslim is in 8 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Thomas Jefferson's Birthday Observance is in 8 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Father Damien Day Local observance Hawaii is in 10 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Emancipation Day State holiday District of Columbia is in 11 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Patriot's Day State holiday Maine, Massachusetts is in 11 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Tax Day Observance is in 12 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Yom Ha'atzmaut Jewish holiday is in 14 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
San Jacinto Day State holiday Texas is in 16 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Oklahoma Day Local observance Oklahoma is in 17 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Confederate Memorial Day State holiday Alabama, Florida is in 18 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
State Holiday State holiday Georgia is in 232 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Administrative Professionals Day Observance is in 20 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Confederate Memorial Day Local observance Florida is in 21 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Observance is in 21 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Arbor Day State holiday Nebraska is in 22 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Confederate Memorial Day State holiday Mississippi is in 25 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Law Day Observance is in 26 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Loyalty Day Observance is in 26 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Lei Day Local observance Hawaii is in 26 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Lag BaOmer Jewish holiday is in 28 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
National Day of Prayer Observance is in 28 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Kent State Shootings Remembrance Local observance Ohio is in 29 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Kentucky Oaks Sporting Event is in 29 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Rhode Island Independence Day Local observance Rhode Island is in 29 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Cinco de Mayo Observance is in 30 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day Observance is in 30 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
National Nurses Day Observance is in 31 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Truman Day State holiday Missouri is in 33 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Primary Election Day West Virginia State holiday West Virginia is in 33 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Ascension Day Christian is in 35 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Confederate Memorial Day State holiday South Carolina is in 35 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Confederate Memorial Day Local observance North Carolina is in 35 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Military Spouse Appreciation Day Observance is in 36 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Mother's Day Observance is in 38 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Peace Officers Memorial Day Observance is in 40 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Ramadan starts Muslim is in 41 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
National Defense Transportation Day Observance is in 43 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Armed Forces Day Observance is in 44 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Pentecost Christian is in 45 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Shavuot Jewish holiday is in 45 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Whit Monday Christian is in 46 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
National Maritime Day Observance is in 47 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Harvey Milk Day Local observance California is in 47 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Emergency Medical Services for Children Day Observance is in 48 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
National Missing Children's Day Observance is in 50 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Trinity Sunday Christian is in 52 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Memorial Day Federal Holiday is in 53 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Jefferson Davis Birthday Local observance Mississippi is in 53 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Corpus Christi Christian is in 56 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Statehood Day Local observance Kentucky, Tennessee is in 57 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Jefferson Davis Birthday Local observance Florida is in 59 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Jefferson Davis Birthday State holiday Alabama is in 60 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
D-Day Observance is in 62 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Lailat al-Qadr Muslim is in 66 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Kamehameha Day State holiday Hawaii is in 67 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Army Birthday Observance is in 70 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Flag Day Observance is in 70 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Eid al-Fitr Muslim is in 71 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Father's Day Observance is in 73 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Bunker Hill Day State holiday Massachusetts is in 73 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Bunker Hill Day observed State holiday Massachusetts is in 74 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Juneteenth Local observance All except HI, MD, MP, MT, ND, NH, SD, TX, UT is in 75 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Emancipation Day State holiday Texas is in 75 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
West Virginia Day State holiday West Virginia is in 76 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
American Eagle Day Observance is in 76 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
June Solstice Season is in 77 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
Independence Day Federal Holiday is in 90 days, 7:32:07.095058 days.
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Pretty cool if you ask me.

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100DaysofCode – Day 1

Decided I wanted some sort of sharpening on my Python skills and decided to spend my evenings doing the #100DaysofCode challenge in Python. I have a great set of courses from Michael Kennedy’s training at TalkPython.fm.

There’s a course that is tied to the #100DaysofCode challenge which is at PyBites. I highly recommend all the training from TalkPython.fm and am pretty excited about working through the next 100 days.  Since the 100 days isn’t a hard rule, I am actually going to be taking 100 weekdays.

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Tell Me You Want to Fail

I’m in the process of looking for a position as the one I was at was eliminated because of the company’s financial issues that they had thrust on them by a bigger client.  It isn’t exactly the most pleasant of experiences for anyone involved, yet it happens. I loved that job and the company and the people I worked with and all the rest, but it was time to let it go and just go look for the next cool opportunity and keep going.  On a side note, it proves the pint that the things written on this blog are my personal experiences and thoughts, and not my employers, because this post is written while I don’t have an employer.

The other day I had an interview with a hiring manager of a company that I am going to think of as a good company despite her telling me she was planning to fail.  No, she didn’t tell me she was planning to fail with the words “I/we plan to fail”, instead she described the job of the soon to be hired test automation engineer, and told me all the things in her plan that equaled a recipe for failure.

No existing automation

She told me that the currently there was no automation and that they wanted to have automation for the next version of the product.  In doing so she is telling me one of the biggest problems with automated testing, namely that it is an afterthought for an organization.  the best software efforts I have been involved with start with testing and automated testing in particular as a primary goal of the initial effort.  This isn’t to say that many or even most successful projects haven’t overcome the idea of test automation after the fact, it is just that when you start with success in mind and part of that picture is to use your tools wisely , you reduce the effort you need for repeated testing  and give yourself an advantage in achieving success, and let’s not forget that every little advantage helps achieve success.

Technologies already decided

This particular hiring manager went on to tell me that while she knew nothing about test automation that she already admitted didn’t exist was going to be done in technology X. I didn’t think it was appropriate for me to remind her in an interview setting that one of the first rules of solving programming problems is to find the best technology for the job at hand, not to force the problem into the favorite technology.  None of us in our personal lives thinks for a minute that using a word processor is the appropriate tool for managing our finances, yet on a professional level we seem to forget this most basic concept. We pick tools, we pick our favorite language, and we shove the problem into the solution, ignoring the needs imposed by the problem itself.

No commitment to automation

The last thing this hiring manager told me that the role would be divided up into manual and automated testing.  This is the same automated testing that she explained didn’t exist and that would need to be built by the new staff member.  This person would also been doing some manual testing.  I said that in order to automate well, one often needs to understand that application under test, and that manual testing is often an excellent way to acquire the requisite understanding.  She then explained that they were sprint driven and that automation could only be written in sprints that writing automation would be approved in, and that the manual testing would take precedence.  I am not sure why it was not as obvious to her that automated testing was never going to happen under these conditions as it was to me, yet it was painfully obvious to me that it wouldn’t.  She might as well have told me that she wanted to have automated testing, but didn’t want to pay for it or put the effort in to acquiring it, but if she could have it for free it would sure be nice.

You just told me you wanted to fail

As I listened to more and more of the development, testing and soon to be automation was second in importance to the process I was amazed at how clear of roadmap to failure was being expounded to me.  She might as well have said that she and her organization were planning to fail, and while she did stop short of using those specific words, it was very much what I heard.  I think I am a fortunate man in that when the pontification ended, I was asked point blank if I was still interested in the position. I didn’t want to waste my time, so in as polite and professional a manner as I could muster, I simply said “No, I don’t believe I am interested at this point.”