testing.py

from datetime import *
# https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes
# datetime documentation

def dateconversion(day):

    if day == "monday":
        day = 0
    elif day == 'tuesday':
        day = 1
    elif day == 'wednesday':
        day = 2
    elif day == 'thursday':
        day = 3
    elif day == 'friday':
        day = 4
    elif day == 'saturday':
        day = 5
    elif day == 'sunday':
        day = 6

    today = date.today()#Defines today
    current = date.weekday(today)
    count = 0

    while current != day: #figures out what day of the weak they are asking for and how many days that is in the future
        current = current+1
        if current == 7:
            current = 0
        count = count + 1
    daydate = int((datetime.strftime(date.today(), "%d"))) #gets day
    month = int((datetime.strftime(date.today(), "%m"))) #gets month
    year = int((datetime.strftime(date.today(), "%y"))) #gets year

    realday = int(daydate) + count # adds on current day to what day user wants
    months31 = [0,2,4,6,7,9,11] # list of months with 31 days
    months30 = [3,5,8,10] # list of months with 30 days


    check = year/4 #returns a value that could give a decimal
    if check == int(year/4): #accounts for leap years hopefully
        if month == 2:
            if realday > 29:
                realday = realday - 29
                month = month + 1

    if month in months30: #accounts for change of month
        if realday > 30:
            realday = realday - 30
            month = month + 1

    if month in months31: #accounts for change of month with 31 days
        if realday > 31:
            realday = realday - 30
            month = month + 1
            if month == 11:
                year = year+1
                month = 1

    year = year + 2000 #converts year from last two digits to full year


    dt = datetime(year, month, realday) # copied from https://www.tutorialspoint.com/How-to-convert-Python-date-to-Unix-timestamp#:~:text=You%20can%20use%20the%20datetime,epoch%20for%20that%20datetime%20object.
    unixdate = dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).timestamp()
    print(year, month, realday)
    return(unixdate) # end of copy