first hard-coded version of a compare capability

main.py

@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ def index():
     if depletion_date:
         depletion_date=depletion_date.date(); # just show date
 
-    return render_template('index.html', finance=finance_data, depletion_date=depletion_date, savings=savings_per_fortnight, TLS=TLS, CBA=CBA, BUDGET=BUDGET)
+    # work out comparison func, but hardcode for now:
+    COMP={}
+    COMP['date']='2025-02-05'
+    COMP['amount']=414887
+
+    return render_template('index.html', finance=finance_data, depletion_date=depletion_date, savings=savings_per_fortnight, TLS=TLS, CBA=CBA, BUDGET=BUDGET, COMP=COMP)
 
 @app.route('/update', methods=['POST'])
 def update():

templates/index.html

@@ -206,18 +206,39 @@ window.onload = function() {
         <h3 class="mt-3" ><font color="green">We DONT run out of money before super kicks in!!! -- Details:</font></h3>
     {% endif %}
 
+    {% if COMP %}
+      <h5><font color="blue">Note: value in blue below is value we should have been at when comparing to saved values</font></h5>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    
     <table>
       <tr><td valign="top">
+      {# get comparison date so we can use it below in loop to know when to print it out #}
+      {% set comp_yr=COMP['date'][:4] %}
+      {% set comp_mon=COMP['date'][5:7] %}
+      {% set comp_day=COMP['date'][8:10 ] %}
+      {% set comp_done=namespace( val=0 ) %}
+
       {% set first_yr=2025 %}
       {% for date, dollars in savings %}
           {% set yr=date[:4] %}
           {% set mon=date[5:7] %}
           {% set day=date[8:10 ] %}
+
+          {% if comp_done.val == 0 and yr == comp_yr and mon == comp_mon and day|int >= comp_day|int %}
+            <font color="blue">
+            {{ COMP['date'] }}:&nbsp;
+            {{ '$%0.2f' % COMP['amount']|float }}<br>
+            </font>
+            {% set comp_done.val=1 %}
+          {% endif %}
           {% if yr|int > first_yr|int and mon == '01' and day|int <= 14 %}
             </td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td valign="top">
           {% endif %}
+          <font color="black">
           {{ date }}:&nbsp;
           {{ '$%0.2f' % dollars|float }}<br>
+          </font>
       {% endfor %}
       </td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><b>SUMMARY/BUDGET</b><br>
       {% for label, value in BUDGET %}