def test_get_formatted_date_for_date_from_another_year(self):
"""should return the longer format when the current date and the
creation date are not in the same year"""
test_channel = Channel("Black County Communion", "Glenn Hughes")
test_channel.creation_time = datetime.fromisoformat('2017-12-22')
result = test_channel._get_formatted_date()
self.assertEqual(result, "on Friday, 22 Dec 2017")
def test_get_formatted_date_for_date_from_this_year(self):
"""should return the shorter format when the current date and the
creation date are in the same year"""
test_channel = Channel("Dire Straits", "Mark Knopfler")
test_channel.creation_time = datetime.today().replace(month = 2,
day = 10)
#splitting up the result that came in an "on _dayname_, dd mon" format
result = test_channel._get_formatted_date()
day_part, date_part = result.split(", ")
on_prefix, day_name = day_part.split()
self.assertEqual(on_prefix, "on") #asserting the first part
self.assertIn(day_name, self.day_names) #checking the day name part
self.assertEqual(date_part, "10 Feb") #checking the date part