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Following is a date validation program. I'm trying to print the date in words.
I got the 'str' object is not callable' error at this line -->

av=date(day, month, year).strftime('%d %B %Y')

But I did convert day, month, & year into integers before using them in 'av'.

Proof:
print(type(day))
print(type(month))
print(type(year))

Output:
<class 'int'="">
<class 'int'="">
<class 'int'="">

Then why am I getting a 'string error'?

What I have tried:

from dateutil.parser import parse
import re
from datetime import datetime
from datetime import date

def date_fun(date):
  
  try:
    dt = parse(date)
    dt = dt.strftime('%d/%m/%Y')
    dmy_split=re.split('[- / ]', dt)
   
    day=int(dmy_split[0])
    month=int(dmy_split[1])
    year=int(dmy_split[2])

    av=date(day, month, year).strftime('%d %B %Y')

    if (day>=1 and day<=12 and month>=1 and month<=12 or len(year)==2):
                                                 print("Ambiguous; likely dates{}")                
    else:
                            print ("True,{}".format(av))                              

  except ValueError:        
                                                        
                                                     print("False")                                               

date_fun("abc")
date_fun("12/1/91")
date_fun("2002-9-18")
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Updated 28-Aug-22 21:27pm
v2

Look at the error message:
'str' object is not callable' error at this line -->

av=date(day, month, year).strftime('%d %B %Y')
You are calling two functions here: date and strftime so one of those is wrong.
Break the line in two and see if that helps:
Python
xav=date(day, month, year)
av= xav.strftime('%d %B %Y')
Now you get the error on the first one:
Python
xav=date(day, month, year)
So you at the surrounding code:
Python
def date_fun(date):
  
  try:
    dt = parse(date)
...
    xav=date(day, month, year)
date is a parameter to the date_fun function, which means it overrides the function of the same name, so when you try to build a new date, it thinks you mean to use the variable.
Change the parameter name, and the error will go away:
Python
def date_fun(datestr):
  
  try:
    dt = parse(datestr)
    dt = dt.strftime('%d/%m/%Y')
    dmy_split=re.split('[- / ]', dt)
   
    day=int(dmy_split[0])
    month=int(dmy_split[1])
    year=int(dmy_split[2])
    av=date(day, month, year).strftime('%d %B %Y')

    if (day>=1 and day<=12 and month>=1 and month<=12 or len(year)==2):
                                                 print("Ambiguous; likely dates{}")                
    else:
                            print ("True,{}".format(av))                              

  except ValueError:        
                                                        
                                                     print("False")
And please, sort out your indentation!

You should expect to get syntax errors every day, probably many times a day while you are coding - we all do regardless of how much experience we have! Sometimes, we misspell a variable, or a keyword; sometimes we forget to close a string or a code block. Sometimes the cat walks over your keyboard and types something really weird. Sometimes we just forget how many parameters a method call needs.

We all make mistakes.

And because we all do it, we all have to fix syntax errors - and it's a lot quicker to learn how and fix them yourself than to wait for someone else to fix them for you! So invest a little time in learning how to read error messages, and how to interpret your code as written in the light of what the compiler is telling you is wrong - it really is trying to be helpful!

So read this: How to Write Code to Solve a Problem, A Beginner's Guide Part 2: Syntax Errors[^] - it should help you next time you get a compilation error!
 
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CPallini 29-Aug-22 1:50am    
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I gave you the answer to this two days ago at Python date validation program - output query[^].
 
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