WNBA — additional Python functions — Dates and seasons

most_recent_wnba_season

most_recent_wnba_season()

most_recent_wnba_season - return the most recent (likely-completed) WNBA season year.

Returns the current calendar year if it's May or later (the WNBA regular season has tipped off), otherwise the previous calendar year.

Returns

Year (e.g. 2024) suitable for passing as a season argument to schedule / loader functions.

Example

from sportsdataverse.wnba import most_recent_wnba_season, espn_wnba_calendar
season = most_recent_wnba_season()
cal = espn_wnba_calendar(season=season)
print(season, cal.height)