>> P.S. >> "cal 9 1752" would also be nice to have in Python ;-) >>>> print calendar.month(1972, 9) Gustavo> September 1972 ... I think you missed Gerrit's smiley: % cal 9 1752 September 1752 S M Tu W Th F S 1 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1752 probably ranks as the weirdest year in timekeeping history. Skip