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How to subtract a day from a date?

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Problem

I have a Python datetime.datetime object. What is the best way to subtract one day?

Solution

You can use a timedelta object:

from datetime import datetime, timedelta
    
d = datetime.today() - timedelta(days=days_to_subtract)

Code Snippets

from datetime import datetime, timedelta
    
d = datetime.today() - timedelta(days=days_to_subtract)

Context

Stack Overflow Q#441147, score: 2048

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