On 16 May 2005 17:51:31 -0700, "George Sakkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>#=======================================================
>
>def parseDateTime(string, USA=False, implyCurrentDate=False,
> yearHeuristic=_20thcenturyHeuristic):
> '''Tries to parse a string as a valid date and/or time.
>
> It recognizes most common (and less common) date and time formats.
Impressive!
>
> Examples:
[snip]
> >>> str(parseDateTime('15.6.2001'))
> '2001-06-15'
> >>> str(parseDateTime('6.15.2001'))
> '2001-06-15'
A dangerous heuristic -- 6.12.2001 (meaning 2001-12-06) can be easily
typoed into 6.13.2001 or 6.15.2001 on the numeric keypad.
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