"""
 date_v1.py

 date object - class exercise
 IntroCS - April 12 2021

 Create a MyDate class which
   (a) stores the month, day, and year
   (b) has a .short_form() method that returns e.g. "04/12/2021" string
   (c) has a .long_form() method that returns "April 12 2021" string.

 _v1 : version 1 : what Jim did in class.

 This is what happens when you run this :
 
  $ python date_v1.py
  -- working with dates --
  What is the date (month/day/year) ? 2/3/2021
  The date is  2/3/2021
  The date is also  Feb 3 2021

"""

month_names = [ None,
                'January',
                'Feb',
                'Mar',
                # ... type the rest
              ]

class MyDate:
    
    def __init__(self, month, day, year):
        self.month = month
        self.day = day
        self.year = year

    def get_short_form(self):
        return f"{self.month}/{self.day}/{self.year}"
    
    def get_long_form(self):
        month = month_names[self.month]
        return f"{month} {self.day} {self.year}"


def new_date():
    """ create and return date from user input """
    date_string = input("What is the date (month/day/year) ?")
    (month, day, year) = date_string.split('/')
    (month, day, year) = (int(month), int(day), int(year))
    mydate = MyDate(month, day, year)
    return mydate

def main():
    print("-- working with dates -- ")
    date = new_date()
    
    #print(" date month is ", date.month)  # debugging
    #print(" date day is ", date.day)
    #print(" date year is ", date.year)
    
    
    print("The date is ", date.get_short_form())
    print("The date is also ", date.get_long_form())

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()