if time.localtime()[1] < 10: m = '0%s' % time.localtime()[1] else: m = time.localtime()[1] if time.localtime()[2] < 10: d = '0%s' % time.localtime()[2] else: d = time.localtime()[2] fileextension = '%s%s%s' %(time.localtime()[0], m, d)