How to install =================== easy_install ago How to use ================== Import ago and create a timedelta object:: from ago import delta2dict, human from datetime import datetime # pretend this was stored in database d1 = datetime( year = 2010, month=5, day=4, hour=6, minute=54, second=33, microsecond=4000 ) # this is right now d2 = datetime.now() # subtract the two for a timedelta object delta = d2 - d1 # create a dictionary out of the timedelta # not needed but accessable delta_dict = delta2dict( delta ) print delta_dict # display a human readable timedelta print 'Created ' + human( delta ) + ' ago.' # optionally pass a precision print 'Created ' + human( delta, 3 ) + ' ago.' print 'Created ' + human( delta, 6 ) + ' ago.' How do I thank you? ========================== You should follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/russellbal License ========================= Public Domain Public Revision Control ============================== https://bitbucket.org/russellballestrini/ago