FTP LST/LIST/NLST date field formatting function for all those seekers
out there...
import time
import datetime
def ftpdateformat(value):
"""Formats dates from most FTP servers"""
if ":" in value: # within 6 months
return datetime.datetime(
*time.strptime( # have to guess this calculation
"%s %s" % (value, datetime.datetime.now().year),
"%b %d %H:%M %Y"
)[0:5]
).strftime("%B %d, %Y %H:%M")
else: # before six months
return datetime.datetime(
*time.strptime(value, "%b %d %Y")[0:5]
).strftime("%B %d, %Y")
I'm not sure if there is a proper algorithm for deciding on a proper
year within the last 6 months as it isn't given by most FTP servers.
I'd love to amend the function with the correct solution. :)
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