Python relativedelta in Power Query/VBA
For anyone who has knowledge about Python and either Power Query or VBA
Hi everyone, because of work task, I need to calculate the date difference in the following ways
= delta.years12 + delta.months1 + delta.days/(365.25/12)
Since I don’t have Python knowledge, based on my observation, Python releativedelta calculates date difference like that,
Relativedelta (endDate, startDate)
For example, 19 Jan 2023 and 16 Mar 2023
delta.months = startDate + i <= endDate (how many i months can be added but not larger than endDate)
delta.years = startDate + i <= endDate
delta.days = endDate - the adjusted startDate (startDate + i)
delta.months = 19 Jan 2023 —> 19 Feb 2023 <= 16 Mar 2023 = 1 month
delta.years = 0 year
delta.days = 16 Mar 2023 – 19 Feb 2023 (adjusted startDate) = 25 days
=1.8213552361396304
Based on this illustration, anyone who knows Python can write a VBA/Power Query version
Please note that relativedelta seems can identify end date of the month, like 31 Jan 2023 and 1 Mar 2023 is 1 month 1 day instead of 29 days
More examples and results as follow,
Appreciate if you can advise a code, I have used ChatGPT many times since Oct 2022 but still cannot find the solution