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python_holidays_library_quickstart_date_check_example.py
pythonA basic demonstration of how to initialize a country-specific holiday object an
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python_holidays_library_quickstart_date_check_example.py
1from datetime import date
2import holidays
3
4# Select country
5us_holidays = holidays.US()
6
7# Check if a date is a holiday
8print(date(2015, 1, 1) in us_holidays) # True
9print(date(2015, 1, 2) in us_holidays) # False
10
11# Get holiday name
12print(us_holidays.get("2015-01-01")) # New Year's Day