pyBSDate

A python implementation for the date conversion from Nepali Date: Bikram Sambat(BS) to English Date(AD) and vice-versa. The conversion is done with the help of date mappings, so the conversion is limited only to a certain date range.

Tested with python 2.7 and should be ok with python 3

Installation Instruction

1. Get a copy of the project. Download zip of the project or clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/SushilShrestha/pyBSDate

2. Open your terminal, navigate to the project folder and type

python setup.py install

3. Validate from your python console.

import pyBSDate

OR

If you have pip installed, simply

pip install pyBSDate

Usage

# Convert BS Date to AD
from pyBSDate import convert_BS_to_AD
adDate = convert_BS_to_AD(2072, 1, 10)
print adDate

# Convert AD Date to BS
from pyBSDate import convert_AD_to_BS
bsDate = convert_AD_to_BS(2015, 4, 23)
print bsDate

Date mapping data taken from https://github.com/bahadurbaniya/Date-Converter-Bikram-Sambat-to-English-Date