else :
# The time scale is between a month and 2 years. A time increment of 12 months is appropriate
start_dt = tmin_dt.replace(day=1, hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
(year , mon, day) = tmax_dt.timetuple()[0:3]
if day != 1 or mon !=1 :
day = 1
mon = 1
year += 1
stop_dt = datetime.datetime(year, mon, 1)
# Average year length
interval = 365.25 * 24 * 3600
else :
# The time scale is greater than 2 years. A time increment of 3 months is appropriate
start_dt = tmin_dt.replace(day=1, hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
(year , mon, day) = tmax_dt.timetuple()[0:3]
if day != 1 or mon !=1 :
day = 1
mon = 1
year += 1
stop_dt = datetime.datetime(year, mon, 1)
# Average year length
interval = 365.25/4 * 24 * 3600