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+# fuzzy datetime things
+
+times = (
+    ("year","years",365*24*60*60), # leap years aren't real
+    ("day","days",24*60*60),
+    ("hour","hours",60*60),
+    ("minute","minutes",60),
+    ("second","seconds",1),
+)
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta 
+
+def fuzzy(seconds,ago=True):
+    if isinstance(seconds,timedelta):
+        seconds = seconds.total_seconds()
+    elif isinstance(seconds,datetime):
+        seconds = (seconds-datetime.now()).total_seconds()
+
+    fmt = "{}"
+    if ago:
+        fmt = "in {}" if seconds > 0 else "{} ago"
+    seconds = abs(seconds)
+    for t in times:
+        if seconds >= t[2]:
+            rounded = round((seconds / t[2])*100)/100
+            if int(rounded) == rounded:
+                rounded = int(rounded)
+            if rounded == 1:
+                word = t[0]
+            else:
+                word = t[1]
+            return fmt.format(f'{rounded} {word}')
+    else:
+        return "now"
+