# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
This module contains a method for returning a string indicating the current date
in YYMMDD format.
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@Author:
| Samuel Frederick, NSSC Contractor (ORAU)
| U.S. EPA / ORD / CEMM / AMCD / SFSB
Created:
Fri May 8 09:18:52 2020
Last Updated:
Wed Jul 14 08:36:29 2021
"""
import pandas as pd
[docs]def get_todays_date(fmt='%y%m%d'):
"""Returns a string for today's date in YYMMDD format.
Returns:
formatted_date (str):
String for the date in YYMMDD format.
"""
datetime = pd.Timestamp.now()
formatted_date = datetime.strftime(fmt)
return formatted_date