import os, ntplib
from time import ctime
from time import strptime

def online_date():
    global day
    global month
    global year
    ntp_client = ntplib.NTPClient()
    res = ntp_client.request('pool.ntp.org')
    result = ctime(res.tx_time)
    m = result.split()
    month_word = m[1]
    year = m[4]
    day = m[2]
    month_num = strptime(month_word, '%b').tm_mon
    month = str(month_num)


online_date()
command = month + '-' + day + '-' + year
print('current date (mm-dd-yyyy): ' + command)
os.system('date ' + command)