def ru_strftime(date, format="%d.%m.%Y", inflected_day=False, preposition=False):
"""
Russian strftime, formats date with given format.
Value is a date (supports datetime.date and datetime.datetime),
parameter is a format (string). For explainings about format,
see documentation for original strftime:
http://docs.python.org/lib/module-time.html
Examples::
{{ some_date|ru_strftime:"%d %B %Y, %A" }}
"""
try:
uformat = utils.provide_unicode(format, encoding, default=u"%d.%m.%Y")
ures = dt.ru_strftime(uformat,
date,
inflected=True,
inflected_day=inflected_day,
preposition=preposition)
res = utils.provide_str(ures, encoding)
except Exception, err:
# because filter must die silently
try:
default_date = date.strftime(format)
except Exception:
default_date = str(date)
res = default_value % {'error': err, 'value': default_date}
def slugify(stext):
"""Make slug from (russian) text"""
try:
res = translit.slugify(
utils.provide_unicode(
stext,
encoding,
default=default_value
))
except Exception, err:
# because filter must die silently
res = default_value % {'error': err, 'value': stext}