text: # coding=utf-8
  """
  countdown.py - Sopel Countdown Module
  Copyright 2011, Michael Yanovich, yanovich.net
  Licensed under the Eiffel Forum License 2.
  
  https://sopel.chat
  """
  from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import, print_function, division
  
  import datetime
  
  from sopel.module import commands, NOLIMIT
  
  
  @commands('countdown')
  def generic_countdown(bot, trigger):
      """.countdown <year> <month> <day> - displays a countdown to a given date."""
      text = trigger.group(2)
      if not text:
          bot.say("Please use correct format: {}countdown 2012 12 21"
                  .format(bot.config.core.help_prefix))
          return NOLIMIT
      text = trigger.group(2).split()
      if text and (len(text) == 3 and text[0].isdigit() and
                   text[1].isdigit() and text[2].isdigit()):
          try:
              diff = (datetime.datetime(int(text[0]), int(text[1]),
                      int(text[2])) - datetime.datetime.today())
          except Exception:  # TODO: Be specific
              bot.say("Please use correct format: {}countdown 2012 12 21"
                      .format(bot.config.core.help_prefix))
              return NOLIMIT
          bot.say(str(diff.days) + " days, " + str(diff.seconds // 3600) +
                  " hours and " + str(diff.seconds % 3600 // 60) +
                  " minutes until " + text[0] + " " + text[1] + " " + text[2])
      else:
          bot.say("Please use correct format: {}countdown 2012 12 21"
                  .format(bot.config.core.help_prefix))
          return NOLIMIT
  