def METHOD_NAME(self, now):
    if support.verbose:
        print("strftime test for", time.ctime(now))
    now = self.now
    # Make sure any characters that could be taken as regex syntax is
    # escaped in escapestr()
    expectations = (
        ('%a', calendar.day_abbr[now[6]], 'abbreviated weekday name'),
        ('%A', calendar.day_name[now[6]], 'full weekday name'),
        ('%b', calendar.month_abbr[now[1]], 'abbreviated month name'),
        ('%B', calendar.month_name[now[1]], 'full month name'),
        # %c see below
        ('%d', '%02d' % now[2], 'day of month as number (00-31)'),
        ('%H', '%02d' % now[3], 'hour (00-23)'),
        ('%I', '%02d' % self.clock12, 'hour (01-12)'),
        ('%j', '%03d' % now[7], 'julian day (001-366)'),
        ('%m', '%02d' % now[1], 'month as number (01-12)'),
        ('%M', '%02d' % now[4], 'minute, (00-59)'),
        ('%p', self.ampm, 'AM or PM as appropriate'),
        ('%S', '%02d' % now[5], 'seconds of current time (00-60)'),
        ('%U', '%02d' % ((now[7] + self.jan1[6])//7),
         'week number of the year (Sun 1st)'),
        ('%w', '0?%d' % ((1+now[6]) % 7), 'weekday as a number (Sun 1st)'),
        ('%W', '%02d' % ((now[7] + (self.jan1[6] - 1)%7)//7),
        'week number of the year (Mon 1st)'),
        # %x see below
        ('%X', '%02d:%02d:%02d' % (now[3], now[4], now[5]), '%H:%M:%S'),
        ('%y', '%02d' % (now[0]%100), 'year without century'),
        ('%Y', '%d' % now[0], 'year with century'),
        # %Z see below
        ('%%', '%', 'single percent sign'),
    )
    for e in expectations:
        # musn't raise a value error
        try:
            result = time.strftime(e[0], now)
        except ValueError as error:
            self.fail("strftime '%s' format gave error: %s" % (e[0], error))
        if re.match(escapestr(e[1], self.ampm), result):
            continue
        if not result or result[0] == '%':
            self.fail("strftime does not support standard '%s' format (%s)"
                      % (e[0], e[2]))
        else:
            self.fail("Conflict for %s (%s): expected %s, but got %s"
                      % (e[0], e[2], e[1], result))