string to datetime parser?

[beza1e1]

Is there a library which can parse strings and output a datetime
object? It should be as magical as possible and allow things like:
12:30
tomorrow
10.10.2005
02-28-00
28/03/95
1995-03-28
1996.Feb.29 (Thu) 16:45:23.7

Is there anything like that out there? My Google can't find anything
useful ...

[Fuzzyman]

On 7 Jan 2006 21:00:34 -0800, "beza1e1"
<an*************@googlemail.com> wrote:

Is there a library which can parse strings and output a datetime
object? It should be as magical as possible and allow things like:
12:30
tomorrow
10.10.2005
02-28-00
28/03/95
1995-03-28
1996.Feb.29 (Thu) 16:45:23.7

Is there anything like that out there? My Google can't find anything
useful ...

There is a module called DateUtil which will do *most* of what you
want. (Possibly all).

I can't recall the URL, but google should turn it up for you.

All the best,
Fuzzyman
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml

[Sybren Stuvel]

beza1e1 enlightened us with:

Is there a library which can parse strings and output a datetime
object?

If you're happy with a mx.DateTime object, take a look at its parser.

Sybren
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[Tim Roberts]

"beza1e1" <an*************@googlemail.com> wrote:

Is there a library which can parse strings and output a datetime
object? It should be as magical as possible and allow things like:
12:30
tomorrow
10.10.2005
02-28-00
28/03/95

And given 10/03/95, is that a date in mid-March, or in early October?
--
- Tim Roberts, ti**@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

[beza1e1]

A good solution may be to specify a language to determine the order.
The default would be (something like) "en-US" and thus early October in
the example.

[M.-A. Lemburg]

beza1e1 wrote:

Is there a library which can parse strings and output a datetime
object? It should be as magical as possible and allow things like:
12:30
tomorrow
10.10.2005
02-28-00
28/03/95
1995-03-28
1996.Feb.29 (Thu) 16:45:23.7

Is there anything like that out there? My Google can't find anything
useful ...

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