def parse_date_universal(datestring):
formats = [
'%d.%m.%Y', # german
'%Y-%m-%d', # ISO
'%Y%m%d', # ISO, compact
'%Y', # Year only
]
for format in formats:
logger.debug("Trying to parse date '{}' with format '{}'".format(
datestring, format))
try:
parsed = Arrow.strptime(datestring, format)
logger.debug(
"Successfully parsed date '{}' with format '{}': {}".format(
datestring, format, parsed))
return parsed
except:
pass
def from_german(date):
return Arrow.strptime(date, '%d.%m.%Y')