Random Date Formatting with Locale Variations

This function takes a date and a locale code as input, then formats the date using the specified locale and randomly replaces the month and day names.

Technology Stack : Babel

Code Type : The type of code

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import random
from babel.dates import format_date, get_month_names, get_day_names

def random_date_formatter(date, locale='en'):
    """
    Formats a given date using a random locale and different date formatting options.
    """
    formatted_date = format_date(date, format='medium', locale=locale)
    month_names = get_month_names(locale=locale)
    day_names = get_day_names(locale=locale, abbr=True)
    
    # Randomly select a month and day name to display
    random_month = random.choice(month_names)
    random_day = random.choice(day_names)
    
    # Replace the month and day in the formatted date with the randomly selected ones
    formatted_date = formatted_date.replace(random_month, random_month).replace(random_day, random_day)
    
    return formatted_date