Days Until Your Event – Flexible Date & Time Parser
Your task for today is to build a robust countdown tool that accepts a target date (and optional time) in multiple formats, parses it safely, and shows a live-style summary of how long is left. You’ll practice date parsing, error handling, recurrence logic, and human‑friendly formatting.
📝 Project Task
The program should:
Ask the user for a target date (e.g., birthday or deadline) and accept multiple input formats, such as:
YYYY-MM-DD,DD/MM/YYYY,Aug 11, 2025, etc.Parse robustly. If parsing fails, reprompt with hints and examples until a valid date (and optional time) is provided.
If the parsed date/time is in the past, treat it as a recurring annual event and compute time until the next occurrence.
Output remaining time in days, hours, and minutes.
Show the weekday name of the target date and whether it’s a weekend.
Allow an optional time of day (e.g.,
15:30) and include it in the countdown calculation.
This is a practical project for real-life reminders, event trackers, and scheduling utilities.
📌 Expected Output
When you run the program, it should guide the user through input and produce a clear countdown, e.g.:
If parsing fails:
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