def __create_input(self, main_root):
		content = self.__manager.load_content()
		input_dir = os.path.join(main_root,'input')
		try:
			content.get(self.__task.data['id'], 'input', os.path.join(main_root, 'input'))
		except:
			safe_mkdir(input_dir)
def days_till_due(self):
        """
        Returns the number of days till the due date. Returns a negative number
        of days when the due date is in the past.
        Returns 0 when the task has no due date.
        """
        due = self.due_date()
        if due:
            diff = due - date.today()
            return diff.days
        return 0