Python: Converting a day number to a day name using calendar

Question

Using the following command I was able to get the numerical day of the week for a given date:

from calendar import weekday

print(weekday(2015, 5, 8))

This block then produces the number 4. How can I convert this into Friday, preferably just using the calendar library. I've looked through the documentation as best as I can but couldn't find anything that would print out the full day name.

Cheers.

Answer 1

You can use calendar.day_name which is a list of week days in current locale:

>>> import calendar
>>> calendar.day_name[4]
'Friday'