Calendar Generator Project (Code) in Python

Calendar Generator in Python

About the project:This project will allow you to generate and display a calendar for a specific month and year that you provide.

This script uses Python's built-in calendar module, which makes generating calendars.

How to use this Calendar Generator:

Run the Python script.
It will prompt you to enter the year (e.g., 2025).
Then, it will ask for the month (1-12, e.g., 7 for July).
The script will then display the calendar for that specific month and year.
You can type q at any prompt to quit the program.
After generating a calendar, it will also ask if you want to generate another.

Project Level: Beginner

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# calendar_generator.py

import calendar

def generate_calendar():
    """
    Generates and displays a calendar for a user-specified month and year.
    """
    print("--- Python Calendar Generator ---")

    while True:
        try:
            year_input = input("Enter the year (e.g., 2024): ").strip()
            # Check if the user wants to quit
            if year_input.lower() == 'q':
                print("Exiting Calendar Generator. Goodbye!")
                return
            
            year = int(year_input)
            if not (1 <= year <= 9999): # Basic year range validation
                print("Please enter a year between 1 and 9999.")
                continue

            month_input = input("Enter the month (1-12, e.g., 7 for July): ").strip()
            # Check if the user wants to quit
            if month_input.lower() == 'q':
                print("Exiting Calendar Generator. Goodbye!")
                return
            
            month = int(month_input)
            if not (1 <= month <= 12): # Month range validation
                print("Please enter a month between 1 and 12.")
                continue

            # Create a TextCalendar instance
            cal = calendar.TextCalendar(calendar.SUNDAY) # Week starts on Sunday

            # Get the month's calendar as a multi-line string
            # prcal(year) prints the entire year's calendar
            # prmonth(year, month) prints a specific month's calendar
            month_calendar_str = cal.prmonth(year, month) 
            
            print(f"\nCalendar for {calendar.month_name[month]} {year}:\n")
            # prmonth already prints to stdout, so we just need to call it
            # The previous line just generated the string for the print statement above
            # The actual printing happens from cal.prmonth() or similar methods.
            # To avoid double printing, let's refine this to directly print the calendar
            # The calendar module's prmonth directly prints to console, so we don't need to capture and print.

            # Alternative approach if you want to capture the string and then print:
            import io
            s = io.StringIO()
            cal_instance = calendar.TextCalendar(calendar.SUNDAY)
            cal_instance.prmonth(year, month, w=0, l=0, c=6, m=3, stream=s) # prmonth prints to stream
            print(s.getvalue())

            play_again = input("\nDo you want to generate another calendar? (yes/no): ").strip().lower()
            if play_again != 'yes':
                print("Exiting Calendar Generator. Goodbye!")
                break

        except ValueError:
            print("Invalid input. Please enter a valid number for year and month, or 'q' to quit.")
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}")

# This ensures that generate_calendar() is called only when the script is executed directly.
if __name__ == "__main__":
    generate_calendar()