def date_range(request, startyear=None, startmonth=None, startday=None,
finishyear=None, finishmonth=None, finishday=None):
" return a list of date objects within the given range "
c = DynamicCalendar()
calendar_html = c.generate_calendar()
if startyear and finishyear is not None:
try:
currentdate = datetime.date(int(startyear),int(startmonth),int(startday))
enddate = datetime.date(int(finishyear),int(finishmonth),int(finishday))
except TypeError:
# non integer passed
pass
else:
date_range = c.range(start = currentdate, finish = enddate)
elif startyear is not None:
# single day being looked at
try:
currentdate = datetime.date(int(startyear),int(startmonth),int(startday))
except TypeError:
# non integer passed
pass
else:
date_range = []
date_range.append(currentdate)
html = render_to_string('dates.html', locals())
return HttpResponse(html, mimetype="text/html")
