def date_and_time(value, formatting="N j, Y, h:i a"):
"""
Reformats a date string in a humanized format, AP style by default.
"""
try:
dt = dateparse(value)
except ValueError:
return value
return dateformater(dt, formatting)
def date_and_time(value, formatting="N j, Y, h:i a"):
"""
Reformats a date string in a humanized format, AP style by default.
"""
try:
dt = dateparse(value)
except ValueError:
return value
return dateformater(dt, formatting)
def short_ap_date(value, date_format=None, upper=False):
"""
Reformats a date string as in an abbreviated AP format.
Example:
>> short_ap_date('2010-04-03')
'Apr. 2, 2011'
If the date format cannot be automatically detected, you can specify it
with the keyword argument.
"""
# Split any date ranges and create a list
value = value.replace("–", "-")
date_parts = value.split(" - ")
date_list = []
for date_string in date_parts:
try:
if date_format:
dt = datetime.strptime(date_string, date_format)
else:
dt = dateparse(date_string)
except ValueError:
return value
# Check if this date is a "month-only" date
# that needs to be specially formatted.
if re.match('^\w{3,}\.?\s\d{4}$', date_string):
dt = dateformater(dt, "M Y")
# Otherwise just use the standard format
else:
dt = dateformater(dt, "M j, Y")
# All months except May are abbreviated
# and need a period added.
if not dt.startswith("May"):
dt = dt[:3] + "." + dt[3:]
if upper == True:
date_list.append(dt.upper())
else:
date_list.append(dt)
return " – ".join(date_list)
def short_ap_date(value, date_format=None):
"""
Reformats a date string as in an abbreviated AP format.
Example:
>> short_ap_date('2010-04-03')
'Apr. 2, 2011'
If the date format cannot be automatically detected, you can specify it
with the keyword argument.
"""
# Split any date ranges and create a list
value = value.replace("–", "-")
date_parts = value.split(" - ")
date_list = []
for date_string in date_parts:
try:
if date_format:
dt = datetime.strptime(date_string, date_format)
else:
dt = dateparse(date_string)
except ValueError:
return value
# Check if this date is a "month-only" date
# that needs to be specially formatted.
if re.match('^\w{3,}\.?\s\d{4}$', date_string):
dt = dateformater(dt, "M Y")
# Otherwise just use the standard format
else:
dt = dateformater(dt, "M j, Y")
# All months except May are abbreviated
# and need a period added.
if not dt.startswith("May"):
dt = dt[:3] + "." + dt[3:]
date_list.append(dt)
return " – ".join(date_list)