title: Checking date against date range in Python
body: <p>I have a date variable: <code>2011-01-15</code> and I would like to get a boolean back if said date is within 3 days from TODAY. Im not quite sure how to construct this in Python. Im only dealing with date, not datetime.</p>
  
  <p>My working example is a "grace period". A user logs into my site and if the grace period is within 3 days of today, additional scripts, etc. are omitted for that user.</p>
  
  <p>I know you can do some fancy/complex things in Python's date module(s) but Im not sure where to look.</p>