import datetime
import argparse

# Get the range from the console:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description = "Generates comma-separated date strings in a given range.")
parser.add_argument(
    "-s", "--start-date",
    dest = "start_date",
    type = str,
    help = "The starting date of the range in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format."
)
parser.add_argument(
    "-e", "--end-date",
    dest = "end_date",
    type = str,
    help = "The ending date of the range in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format."
)
args = parser.parse_args()

# Convert the date strings into datetime objects:
start_dt = datetime.datetime.strptime(args.start_date, "%Y-%m-%d")
end_dt = datetime.datetime.strptime(args.end_date, "%Y-%m-%d")

# Check if the end date is after the start date:
if end_dt < start_dt: raise ValueError("End date must be after the start date.")

# Make the list of dates:
date_list = []
while True:
    this_dt = start_dt + datetime.timedelta(days = len(date_list))
    date_list.append(this_dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"))
    if this_dt >= end_dt: break

# Print the list out as one string:
print("HERE IS THE DATE STRING:")
print(",".join(date_list))