Replicating YEARFRAC() function from Excel in Python

I found an e-mail thread from actual Office developers providing a VBA implementation of the YEARFRAC algorithm.

Public Function FIsLeapYear(Year As Integer) As Boolean
    If (Year Mod 4) > 0 Then
        FIsLeapYear = False
    ElseIf (Year Mod 100) > 0 Then
        FIsLeapYear = True
    ElseIf (Year Mod 400) = 0 Then
        FIsLeapYear = True
    Else
        FIsLeapYear = False
    End If

End Function

Public Function FIsEndOfMonth(Day As Integer, Month As Integer, Year As Integer) As Boolean
    Select Case Month
        Case 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12
            FIsEndOfMonth = (Day = 31)
        Case 4, 6, 9, 11
            FIsEndOfMonth = (Day = 30)
        Case 2
            If FIsLeapYear(Year) Then
                FIsEndOfMonth = (Day = 29)
            Else
                FIsEndOfMonth = (Day = 28)
            End If
    End Select

End Function



Public Function Days360(StartYear As Integer, EndYear As Integer, StartMonth As Integer, EndMonth As Integer, StartDay As Integer, EndDay As Integer) As Integer

    Days360 = ((EndYear - StartYear) * 360) + ((EndMonth - StartMonth) * 30) + (EndDay - StartDay)
End Function


Public Function TmpDays360Nasd(StartDate As Date, EndDate As Date, Method As Integer, UseEom As Boolean) As Integer
    Dim StartDay As Integer
    Dim StartMonth As Integer
    Dim StartYear As Integer
    Dim EndDay As Integer
    Dim EndMonth As Integer
    Dim EndYear As Integer

    StartDay = Day(StartDate)
    StartMonth = Month(StartDate)
    StartYear = Year(StartDate)
    EndDay = Day(EndDate)
    EndMonth = Month(EndDate)
    EndYear = Year(EndDate)

    If (EndMonth = 2 And FIsEndOfMonth(EndDay, EndMonth, EndYear)) And ((StartMonth = 2 And FIsEndOfMonth(StartDay, StartMonth, StartYear)) Or Method = 3) Then
        EndDay = 30
    End If
    If EndDay = 31 And (StartDay >= 30 Or Method = 3) Then
        EndDay = 30
    End If
    If StartDay = 31 Then
       StartDay = 30
    End If
    If (UseEom And StartMonth = 2 And FIsEndOfMonth(StartDay, StartMonth, StartYear)) Then
        StartDay = 30
    End If
    TmpDays360Nasd = Days360(StartYear, EndYear, StartMonth, EndMonth, StartDay, EndDay)

End Function

Public Function TmpDays360Euro(StartDate As Date, EndDate As Date)
    Dim StartDay As Integer
    Dim StartMonth As Integer
    Dim StartYear As Integer
    Dim EndDay As Integer
    Dim EndMonth As Integer
    Dim EndYear As Integer

    StartDay = Day(StartDate)
    StartMonth = Month(StartDate)
    StartYear = Year(StartDate)
    EndDay = Day(EndDate)
    EndMonth = Month(EndDate)
    EndYear = Year(EndDate)

    If (StartDay = 31) Then
        StartDay = 30
    End If
    If (EndDay = 31) Then
        EndDay = 30
    End If
    TmpDays360Euro = Days360(StartYear, EndYear, StartMonth, EndMonth, StartDay, EndDay)
End Function

Public Function TmpDiffDates(StartDate As Date, EndDate As Date, Basis As Integer) As Integer


    Select Case Basis
        Case 0 'atpmBasis30360
            TmpDiffDates = TmpDays360Nasd(StartDate, EndDate, 0, True)

        Case 1, 2, 3 'atpmBasisActual atpmBasisActual360 atpmBasisActual365 -- use actual count of days
            TmpDiffDates = DateDiff("d", StartDate, EndDate)

        Case 4 'atpmBasisE30360
            TmpDiffDates = TmpDays360Euro(StartDate, EndDate)
    End Select

End Function

Public Function TmpCalcAnnualBasis(StartDate As Date, EndDate As Date, Basis As Integer) As Double
    Dim StartDay As Integer
    Dim StartMonth As Integer
    Dim StartYear As Integer
    Dim EndDay As Integer
    Dim EndMonth As Integer
    Dim EndYear As Integer
    Dim iYear As Integer

    Select Case Basis
        Case 0, 2, 4  'atpmBasis30360 atpmBasisActual360 atpmBasisE30360
            TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 360
        Case 3 'atpmBasisActual365
            TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 365
        Case 1 ' atpmBasisActual
            StartDay = Day(StartDate)
            StartMonth = Month(StartDate)
            StartYear = Year(StartDate)
            EndDay = Day(EndDate)
            EndMonth = Month(EndDate)
            EndYear = Year(EndDate)

            If (StartYear = EndYear) Then
                If FIsLeapYear(StartYear) Then
                    TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 366
                Else
                    TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 365
                End If
            ElseIf ((EndYear - 1) = StartYear) And ((StartMonth > EndMonth) Or ((StartMonth = EndMonth) And StartDay >= EndDay)) Then
                If FIsLeapYear(StartYear) Then
                    If StartMonth < 2 Or (StartMonth = 2 And StartDay <= 29) Then
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 366
                    Else
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 365
                    End If
                ElseIf FIsLeapYear(EndYear) Then
                    If EndMonth > 2 Or (EndMonth = 2 And EndDay = 29) Then
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 366
                    Else
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 365
                    End If
                Else
                    TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 365
                End If
            Else
                For iYear = StartYear To EndYear
                    If FIsLeapYear(iYear) Then
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = TmpCalcAnnualBasis + 366
                    Else
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = TmpCalcAnnualBasis + 365
                    End If
                Next iYear
                TmpCalcAnnualBasis = TmpCalcAnnualBasis / (EndYear - StartYear + 1)

            End If
    End Select

End Function


Public Function TmpYearFrac(StartDate As Date, EndDate As Date, Basis As Integer)
    Dim nNumerator As Integer
    Dim nDenom As Double

    nNumerator = TmpDiffDates(StartDate, EndDate, Basis)
    nDenom = TmpCalcAnnualBasis(StartDate, EndDate, Basis)

    TmpYearFrac = nNumerator / nDenom
End Function

=end VBA source code for YearFrac

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Public Function FIsLeapYear(Year As Integer) As Boolean
    If (Year Mod 4) > 0 Then
        FIsLeapYear = False
    ElseIf (Year Mod 100) > 0 Then
        FIsLeapYear = True
    ElseIf (Year Mod 400) = 0 Then
        FIsLeapYear = True
    Else
        FIsLeapYear = False
    End If

End Function

Public Function FIsEndOfMonth(Day As Integer, Month As Integer, Year As Integer) As Boolean
    Select Case Month
        Case 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12
            FIsEndOfMonth = (Day = 31)
        Case 4, 6, 9, 11
            FIsEndOfMonth = (Day = 30)
        Case 2
            If FIsLeapYear(Year) Then
                FIsEndOfMonth = (Day = 29)
            Else
                FIsEndOfMonth = (Day = 28)
            End If
    End Select

End Function



Public Function Days360(StartYear As Integer, EndYear As Integer, StartMonth As Integer, EndMonth As Integer, StartDay As Integer, EndDay As Integer) As Integer

    Days360 = ((EndYear - StartYear) * 360) + ((EndMonth - StartMonth) * 30) + (EndDay - StartDay)
End Function


Public Function TmpDays360Nasd(StartDate As Date, EndDate As Date, Method As Integer, UseEom As Boolean) As Integer
    Dim StartDay As Integer
    Dim StartMonth As Integer
    Dim StartYear As Integer
    Dim EndDay As Integer
    Dim EndMonth As Integer
    Dim EndYear As Integer

    StartDay = Day(StartDate)
    StartMonth = Month(StartDate)
    StartYear = Year(StartDate)
    EndDay = Day(EndDate)
    EndMonth = Month(EndDate)
    EndYear = Year(EndDate)

    If (EndMonth = 2 And FIsEndOfMonth(EndDay, EndMonth, EndYear)) And ((StartMonth = 2 And FIsEndOfMonth(StartDay, StartMonth, StartYear)) Or Method = 3) Then
        EndDay = 30
    End If
    If EndDay = 31 And (StartDay >= 30 Or Method = 3) Then
        EndDay = 30
    End If
    If StartDay = 31 Then
       StartDay = 30
    End If
    If (UseEom And StartMonth = 2 And FIsEndOfMonth(StartDay, StartMonth, StartYear)) Then
        StartDay = 30
    End If
    TmpDays360Nasd = Days360(StartYear, EndYear, StartMonth, EndMonth, StartDay, EndDay)

End Function

Public Function TmpDays360Euro(StartDate As Date, EndDate As Date)
    Dim StartDay As Integer
    Dim StartMonth As Integer
    Dim StartYear As Integer
    Dim EndDay As Integer
    Dim EndMonth As Integer
    Dim EndYear As Integer

    StartDay = Day(StartDate)
    StartMonth = Month(StartDate)
    StartYear = Year(StartDate)
    EndDay = Day(EndDate)
    EndMonth = Month(EndDate)
    EndYear = Year(EndDate)

    If (StartDay = 31) Then
        StartDay = 30
    End If
    If (EndDay = 31) Then
        EndDay = 30
    End If
    TmpDays360Euro = Days360(StartYear, EndYear, StartMonth, EndMonth, StartDay, EndDay)
End Function

Public Function TmpDiffDates(StartDate As Date, EndDate As Date, Basis As Integer) As Integer


    Select Case Basis
        Case 0 'atpmBasis30360
            TmpDiffDates = TmpDays360Nasd(StartDate, EndDate, 0, True)

        Case 1, 2, 3 'atpmBasisActual atpmBasisActual360 atpmBasisActual365 -- use actual count of days
            TmpDiffDates = DateDiff("d", StartDate, EndDate)

        Case 4 'atpmBasisE30360
            TmpDiffDates = TmpDays360Euro(StartDate, EndDate)
    End Select

End Function

Public Function TmpCalcAnnualBasis(StartDate As Date, EndDate As Date, Basis As Integer) As Double
    Dim StartDay As Integer
    Dim StartMonth As Integer
    Dim StartYear As Integer
    Dim EndDay As Integer
    Dim EndMonth As Integer
    Dim EndYear As Integer
    Dim iYear As Integer

    Select Case Basis
        Case 0, 2, 4  'atpmBasis30360 atpmBasisActual360 atpmBasisE30360
            TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 360
        Case 3 'atpmBasisActual365
            TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 365
        Case 1 ' atpmBasisActual
            StartDay = Day(StartDate)
            StartMonth = Month(StartDate)
            StartYear = Year(StartDate)
            EndDay = Day(EndDate)
            EndMonth = Month(EndDate)
            EndYear = Year(EndDate)

            If (StartYear = EndYear) Then
                If FIsLeapYear(StartYear) Then
                    TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 366
                Else
                    TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 365
                End If
            ElseIf ((EndYear - 1) = StartYear) And ((StartMonth > EndMonth) Or ((StartMonth = EndMonth) And StartDay >= EndDay)) Then
                If FIsLeapYear(StartYear) Then
                    If StartMonth < 2 Or (StartMonth = 2 And StartDay <= 29) Then
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 366
                    Else
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 365
                    End If
                ElseIf FIsLeapYear(EndYear) Then
                    If EndMonth > 2 Or (EndMonth = 2 And EndDay = 29) Then
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 366
                    Else
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 365
                    End If
                Else
                    TmpCalcAnnualBasis = 365
                End If
            Else
                For iYear = StartYear To EndYear
                    If FIsLeapYear(iYear) Then
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = TmpCalcAnnualBasis + 366
                    Else
                        TmpCalcAnnualBasis = TmpCalcAnnualBasis + 365
                    End If
                Next iYear
                TmpCalcAnnualBasis = TmpCalcAnnualBasis / (EndYear - StartYear + 1)

            End If
    End Select

End Function


Public Function TmpYearFrac(StartDate As Date, EndDate As Date, Basis As Integer)
    Dim nNumerator As Integer
    Dim nDenom As Double

    nNumerator = TmpDiffDates(StartDate, EndDate, Basis)
    nDenom = TmpCalcAnnualBasis(StartDate, EndDate, Basis)

    TmpYearFrac = nNumerator / nDenom
End Function

Digging deeper, I found an article that provides a pseudocode implementation that looks an awful lot like Python. Not having the time to test it, below is the pseudocode as is:

def appears_le_year(date1, date2):
    # Returns True if date1 and date2 "appear" to be 1 year or less apart.
    # This compares the values of year, month, and day directly to each other.
    # Requires date1 <= date2; returns boolean. Used by basis 1.
    if date1.year == date2.year:
        return True
    if (((date1.year + 1) == date2.year) and
        ((date1.month > date2.month) or
        ((date1.month == date2.month) and (date1.day >= date2.day)))):
        return True
    return False

def basis0(date1,date2):
    # Swap so date1 <= date2 in all cases:
    if date1 > date2:
        date1, date2 = date2, date1
    if date1 == date2:
        return 0.0

    # Change day-of-month for purposes of calculation.
    date1day, date1month, date1year = date1.day, date1.month, date1.year
    date2day, date2month, date2year = date2.day, date2.month, date2.year
    if (date1day == 31 and date2day == 31):
        date1day = 30
        date2day = 30
    elif date1day == 31:
        date1day = 30
    elif (date1day == 30 and date2day == 31):
        date2day = 30
    # Note: If date2day==31, it STAYS 31 if date1day < 30.
    # Special fixes for February:
    elif (date1month == 2 and date2month == 2 and
          last_day_of_month(date1) and
          last_day_of_month(date2)):
        date1day = 30 # Set the day values to be equal
        date2day = 30
    elif date1month == 2 and last_day_of_month(date1):
        date1day = 30 # "Illegal" Feb 30 date.

    daydiff360 = ((date2day + date2month * 30 + date2year * 360) -
                  (date1day + date1month * 30 + date1year * 360))
    return daydiff360 / 360


def basis1(date1,date2):
    # Swap so date1 <= date2 in all cases:
    if date1 > date2:
        date1, date2 = date2, date1
    if date1 == date2:
        return 0.0
    if appears_le_year(date1, date2):
        if (date1.year == date2.year and is_leap_year(date1.year)):
            year_length = 366.
        elif (feb29_between(date1, date2) or
            (date2.month == 2 and date2.day == 29)): # fixed, 2008-04-18
    year_length = 366.
    else:
    year_length = 365.
    return diffdays(date1, date2) / year_length
    else:
    num_years = (date2.year - date1.year) + 1
    days_in_years = diffdays(date(date1.year, 1, 1), date(date2.year+1, 1, 1))
    average_year_length = days_in_years / num_years
    return diffdays(date1, date2) / average_year_length

def basis2(date1,date2):
    # Swap so date1 <= date2 in all cases:
    if date1 > date2:
        date1, date2 = date2, date1
    return diffdays(date1, date2) / 360.

def basis3(date1,date2):
    # Swap so date1 <= date2 in all cases:
    if date1 > date2:
        date1, date2 = date2, date1
    return diffdays(date1, date2) / 365.

def basis4(date1,date2):
    # Swap so date1 <= date2 in all cases:
    if date1 > date2:
        date1, date2 = date2, date1
    if date1 == date2:
        return 0.0
    # Change day-of-month for purposes of calculation.
    date1day, date1month, date1year = date1.day, date1.month, date1.year
    date2day, date2month, date2year = date2.day, date2.month, date2.year
    if date1day == 31:
        date1day = 30
    if date2day == 31:
        date2day = 30
    # Remarkably, do NOT change Feb. 28 or 29 at ALL.

    daydiff360 = ( (date2day + date2month * 30 + date2year * 360) -
    (date1day + date1month * 30 + date1year * 360))
    return daydiff360 / 360