PlayWrite Date format

Typescript vs Python

March 27, 2025 by cryan.com

Amazing how easier it is to get the date format for saving screenshots. Why is it so complicated in Typescript?

Here's getting the date in YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM format:

Typescript

function getCurrentDateTimeFormatted(): string {
  const now = new Date();
  const year = now.getFullYear();
  const month = String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); // Months are 0-indexed
  const day = String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
  const hours = String(now.getHours());
  const minutes = String(now.getMinutes());
  return `${year}-${month}-${day}-${hours}-${minutes}`;
}
// Example usage
const formattedDateTime = getCurrentDateTimeFormatted();

Python

from datetime import datetime
datefile = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M")