“the current date”

To get the current date in Python, the best tool is the datetime package. Here’s a demo:

from datetime import date

today = date.today()

valentines_day = date(2026, 2, 14)

if valentines_day < today:
    print("Valentine's Day already happened.")
elif valentines_day > today:

    print("Valentine's Day is coming up!")

else:

    print("Valentine's Day is TODAY!!! (Hope you remembered!)")