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This function generates a random datetime between the provided start and end dates.
Technology Stack : Fire, datetime
Code Type : Function
Code Difficulty : Intermediate
import random
import fire
import datetime
def generate_random_datetime(start_date, end_date):
"""
Generate a random datetime between the start_date and end_date.
Args:
start_date (str): The start date in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
end_date (str): The end date in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
Returns:
datetime.datetime: A random datetime between start_date and end_date.
"""
start = datetime.datetime.strptime(start_date, '%Y-%m-%d')
end = datetime.datetime.strptime(end_date, '%Y-%m-%d')
delta = end - start
random_seconds = random.randrange(delta.total_seconds())
return start + datetime.timedelta(seconds=random_seconds)
# Command line interface
if __name__ == '__main__':
fire.Fire(generate_random_datetime)