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## Overview

In Python, there are multiple ways to extract the current date. In this shot, we will use the **`today()` method** from the `date` class of the `datetime` module.

> The **`datetime.now()` method** can extract the current date and time.

## Syntax

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```python3
date.today()
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## Parameters

`NA`: This method does not take any argument value.

## Return value

This method returns a `date` type object.

## Code example


# import date class
from datetime import date
# extract current local date
today = date.today()
print("Today's date:", today)
# show date in different format
today = today.strftime("%d/%m/%Y")
print("Today's date:", today)

## Code explanation

- Line 2: We imported the `date` class from the `datetime` module. 

- Line 4: We used the `today()` method to get the current local date. The `date.today()` function returns the `date` object, which is assigned to the `today` variable.

- Line 5: We printed the `today` variable on the console.

- Line 7-8: We can print `date` on the console in different formats with the [date.strftime()](https://www.educative.io/answers/what-is-strftime-in-c) method. It converts the given `date` objects to a string according to the specified format as an argument.

What is the datetime date.today() function in Python?

Use the `date.today()` method from Python's datetime module to get the current local date.