date - 1 in python code example

Example 1: python today - 1 day

from datetime import datetime, timedelta

yesterday = datetime.today() - timedelta(days = 1 )

Example 2: python subtract 14 days from date

from datetime import date, timedelta
dt = date.today() - timedelta(5)
print('Current Date :',date.today())
print('5 days before Current Date :',dt)