from datetime import datetime

def calculate_days_between_dates(date1, date2):
    date1 = datetime.strptime(date1, '%Y-%m-%d')
    date2 = datetime.strptime(date2, '%Y-%m-%d')
    difference = abs(date2 - date1)
    return difference.days

date1 = '2024-01-01'
date2 = '2024-01-10'

days_between_dates = calculate_days_between_dates(date1, date2)

print("Number of days between the two dates:", days_between_dates)