s. weekmask : str or array_like of bool, optional A seven-element array indicating which of Monday through Sunday are valid days. May be specified as a length-seven list or array, like [1,1,1,1,1,0,0]; a length-seven string, like '1111100'; or a string like "Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri", made up of 3-character abbreviations for weekdays, optionally separated by white space. Valid abbreviations are: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun holidays : array_like of datetime64[D], optional An array of dates to consider as invalid dates. They may be specified in any order, and NaT (not-a-time) dates are ignored. This list is saved in a normalized form that is suited for fast calculations of valid days. busdaycal : busdaycalendar, optional A `busdaycalendar` object which specifies the valid days. If this parameter is provided, neither weekmask nor holidays may be provided. out : array of int, optional If provided, this array is filled with the result. Returns ------- out : array of int An array with a shape from broadcasting ``begindates`` and ``enddates`` together, containing the number of valid days between the begin and end dates. See Also -------- busdaycalendar : An object that specifies a custom set of valid days. is_busday : Returns a boolean array indicating valid days. busday_offset : Applies an offset counted in valid days. Examples -------- >>> # Number of weekdays in January 2011 ... np.busday_count('2011-01', '2011-02') 21 >>> # Number of weekdays in 2011 >>> np.busday_count('2011', '2012') 260 >>> # Number of Saturdays in 2011 ... np.busday_count('2011', '2012', weekmask='Sat') 53 rA