*populate dynamic placeholders - times etc*

def _populate_dynamic_placeholders(
            self):
        """
        *populate dynamic placeholders - times etc*
        """
        self.log.info('starting the ``_populate_dynamic_placeholders`` method')

        from datetime import datetime, date, time
        now = datetime.now()

        dynamicPhs = {
            "now-ymd": now.strftime("%Y%m%d"),
            "now-ymdhms": now.strftime("%Y%m%dt%H%M%S"),
            "now-date": now.strftime("%B %e, %Y"),
            "now-datetime": now.strftime("%B %e, %Y %I:%M ") + now.strftime("%p").lower(),
            "now-time": now.strftime("%I:%M ") + now.strftime("%p").lower(),
            "now-hms": now.strftime("%H%M%S"),
            "now-year": now.strftime("%Y")
        }

        for k, v in self.phDict.iteritems():
            if k in dynamicPhs.keys():
                self.phDict[k] = dynamicPhs[k]

        self.log.info(
            'completed the ``_populate_dynamic_placeholders`` method')
        return None