python计算两个时间之间相差的天数

#-*- encoding:UTF-8 -*-
from datetime import date
import time
nowtime = date.today()
def convertstringtodate(stringtime):

<span style="white-space:pre">	</span>"把字符串类型转换为date类型"
	if stringtime[0:2] == "20":
		year=stringtime[0:4]
		month=stringtime[4:6]
		day=stringtime[6:8]
		begintime=date(int(year),int(month),int(day))
		return begintime
	else :
		year="20"+stringtime[0:2]
		month=stringtime[2:4]
		day=stringtime[4:6]
		begintime=date(int(year),int(month),int(day))
		return begintime

def comparetime(nowtime,stringtime):
	"比较两个时间,并返回两个日期之间相差的天数"
	if isinstance(nowtime,date):
		pass
	else:
		nowtime=convertstringtodate(nowtime)
	if isinstance(stringtime,date):
		pass
	else:
		stringtime=convertstringtodate(stringtime)

	result=nowtime-stringtime
	return result.days
"""
	if stringtime[0:2] == "20":
		year=stringtime[0:4]
		month=stringtime[4:6]
		day=stringtime[6:8]
		begintime=date(int(year),int(month),int(day))
		endtime=nowtime
		result=endtime-begintime
		return result.days
	else :
		year="20"+stringtime[0:2]
		month=stringtime[2:4]
		day=stringtime[4:6]
		begintime=date(int(year),int(month),int(day))
		endtime=nowtime
		result=endtime-begintime
		return result.days
"""

print isinstance("20141012",date)
print comparetime(nowtime,"140619")