Hiya! I’m on checkpoint 17 on this project and am having trouble comparing the times to see which menu is available. This could definitely be fixed by imputing the times in int() format, but I would really like to know how this works using datetime modules. The error which is thrown for my code says that one of my time points is a string, I’m not sure at what stage my datetime object would have been converted to a string though! Thanks so much for any help 
Marlon
import datetime
class Menu():
def __init__(self, name, items, start_time, end_time):
self.name = name
self.items = items
self.start_time = start_time.isoformat(timespec='minutes')
self.end_time = end_time.isoformat(timespec='minutes')
def __repr__(self):
return "This is the {} menu, served from {} 'til {}.".format(self.name, self.start_time, self.end_time)
def calculate_bill(self, purchased_items):
total = 0
for item in purchased_items:
total += self.items[item]
return total
class Franchise():
def __init__(self, address, menus):
self.address = address
self.menus = menus
def __repr__(self):
return self.address
def available_menus(self, time):
menus = []
for menu in self.menus:
if menu.start_time <= time and menu.end_time >= time: #The comparison between two times - why is 1 a string?
menus.append(menu)
return menus
brunch_items = {'pancakes': 7.50, 'waffles': 9.00, 'burger': 11.00, 'home fries': 4.50, 'coffee': 1.50, 'espresso': 3.00, 'tea': 1.00, 'mimosa': 10.50, 'orange juice': 3.50}
early_bird_items = {'salumeria plate': 8.00, 'salad and breadsticks (serves 2, no refills)': 14.00, 'pizza with quattro formaggi': 9.00, 'duck ragu': 17.50, 'mushroom ravioli (vegan)': 13.50, 'coffee': 1.50, 'espresso': 3.00}
dinner_items = {'crostini with eggplant caponata': 13.00, 'ceaser salad': 16.00, 'pizza with quattro formaggi': 11.00, 'duck ragu': 19.50, 'mushroom ravioli (vegan)': 13.50, 'coffee': 2.00, 'espresso': 3.00}
kids_items = { 'chicken nuggets': 6.50, 'fusilli with wild mushrooms': 12.00, 'apple juice': 3.00}
brunch = Menu("Brunch", brunch_items, datetime.time(11), datetime.time(16))
early_bird = Menu("Early Bird", early_bird_items, datetime.time(15), datetime.time(18))
dinner = Menu("Dinner", dinner_items, datetime.time(17), datetime.time(23))
kids = Menu("Kids", kids_items, datetime.time(11), datetime.time(21)) # Serving times input with datetime()
flagship_store = Franchise("1232 West End Road", [brunch, early_bird, dinner, kids])
new_installment = Franchise("12 East Mulberry Street", [brunch, early_bird, dinner, kids])
print(flagship_store)
print(flagship_store.available_menus(datetime.time(12))) #Query time input with datetime()
Error:
