#!/usr/bin/env python3 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- __author__ = 'ipetrash' from datetime import datetime def get_age(text): date_text = text.split()[0] dt = datetime.strptime(date_text, '%d/%m/%Y') years_delta = datetime.today() - dt return int(years_delta.days / 365) if __name__ == '__main__': text = '31/07/1972 (45 years old)' age = get_age(text) print(age) # 45 text = '18/08/1992' age = get_age(text) print(age) # 25