append_now_datestamp_to_filename (function)

fundamentals.download.append_now_datestamp_to_filename(log, filename, longTime=False)[source][source]

append the current datestamp to the end of the filename (before the extension).

Key Arguments

  • log – logger

  • filename – the filename

  • longTime – use a longer time-stmap. Default False

Return:
  • dsFilename – datestamped filename

Usage

```python # APPEND TIMESTAMP TO THE FILENAME from fundamentals.download import append_now_datestamp_to_filename filename = append_now_datestamp_to_filename(

log=log, filename=”some_filename.html”, longTime=True

)

# OUTPUT # ‘some_filename_20160316t154123749472.html’ ```