epiweeks

EpiWeeks

A Python package to calculate epidemiological weeks using the US CDC (MMWR) and ISO week numbering systems.

Features

• Support for both the US CDC (MMWR) and ISO week numbering systems.
• Accurate and tested calculations.
• Intuitive, clean, and easy-to-use interface.
• Calculation of the start and end dates of weeks.
• Iteration of year's weeks or week's dates.
• Rich comparison between weeks.
• Logical operations for weeks (addition, subtraction and containment).
• Validation of input data.
• Works on Python 3.8+ with zero dependencies.
• Thoroughly tested with 100% test coverage.

Installation

To install using pip, run:

pip install epiweeks

To install using conda, run:

conda install -c bioconda epiweeks

Basic Usage

from epiweeks import Week, Year

week = Week(2019, 1)
print(week.enddate())
# 2019-01-05

for week in Year(2019).iterweeks():
    print(week.enddate())
# 2019-01-05
# 2019-01-12
# ...
# 2019-12-21
# 2019-12-28

Documentation

Please see https://epiweeks.readthedocs.io for full documentation of this package, including background, more usage examples and API reference.

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.