Index: wflow-py/wflow/wflow_sphy.py
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diff -u -r1738c121cfc83b76d915b8ed55747cb1bb9a2f64 -r3cfc57a80ec1f8649e6f630c9e04cb8d42054cf1
--- wflow-py/wflow/wflow_sphy.py	(.../wflow_sphy.py)	(revision 1738c121cfc83b76d915b8ed55747cb1bb9a2f64)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wflow_sphy.py	(.../wflow_sphy.py)	(revision 3cfc57a80ec1f8649e6f630c9e04cb8d42054cf1)
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@
             print("Failed to get timesteps from runinfo file: " + runinfoFile)
             sys.exit(2)
     else:
-        starttime = dt.datetime(1990,0o1,0o1)
+        starttime = dt.datetime(1990,1,1)
 
     if _lastTimeStep < _firstTimeStep:
         print("The starttimestep (" + str(_firstTimeStep) +") is smaller than the last timestep (" + str(_lastTimeStep) + ")")