def __new__(cls, value):
"""
Helper. Takes a date like value and attempts to convert
it to a simple QTime type.
"""
if isinstance(value, QTime):
return value
if isinstance(value, datetime):
return QTime.__new__(value.hour, value.minute)
if isinstance(value, unicode):
return QTime.__new__(parse(value).hour, parse(value).minute)
if isinstance(value, str):
return QTime.__new__(parse(value).hour, parse(value).minute)
