The isleap method of the calendar module

The isleap method of the calendar module determines whether the specified year is a leap year. The method returns True or False. In the method parameter, we specify the year we are interested in.

Syntax

pythonimport calendar

calendar.isleap(year)

Example

Let's find out if 2023 is a leap year:

pythonimport calendar

res = calendar.isleap(2023)
print(res)

The result of the executed code:

pythonFalse

Example

Now let's find out if 2020 is a leap year:

pythonimport calendar

res = calendar.isleap(2020)
print(res)

The result of the executed code:

pythonTrue

See also

  • method today of module datetime,
    which returns the current date
  • method now of module datetime,
    which returns the current time
  • method date of module datetime,
    which creates a new object with a date