how to pass argument to datetime.timedelta

Question

We already know that, datetime.timedelta(hours= 5) is a proper syntax. How is it possible to pass an argument that can replace 'hours' as given in the function down below?

    def check_time(until_when, def_time, how_long):
            if until_when- datetime.datetime.now() > datetime.timedelta(def_time = how_long):
            input('Task has been finished.\nPress any key to quit\n')
            exit()

possible duplicate of [Passing a list of kwargs?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1496346/passing-a-list-of-kwargs) — tacaswell, Apr 06 '13 at 00:00
Do you want 'hours' to be replaced e.g. by `minutes` or even `seconds` through def_time? — Thanasis Petsas, Apr 06 '13 at 00:03
thanks a lot for all help. kwargs was exactly the way i want to do this. — Ali, Apr 06 '13 at 01:45

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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def check_time(until_when, def_time, how_long):
    arg_dict = {def_time:how_long}
    dt = datetime.timedelta(**arg_dict)
    if until_when- datetime.datetime.now() > dt:
        input('Task has been finished.\nPress any key to quit\n')
        exit()

See Understanding kwargs in Python and the tutorial.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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answered Apr 05 '13 at 23:59

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