[ python-Bugs-1162477 ] Parsing failures in parsedate_tz

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Bugs item #1162477, was opened at 2005-03-13 18:11
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: TH (therve)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Parsing failures in parsedate_tz

Initial Comment:
Some email clients send bad-formed datetimes, not
parsed by parsedate_tz (both rfc822.py and
email._parseaddr.py). 

The format not recognized is "HH.MM.SS".

I don't know if it's worth taking in account but in
doubt I give a small patch for email._parseaddr :

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@@ -90,6 +100,14 @@ def parsedate_tz(data):
         tss = '0'
     elif len(tm) == 3:
         [thh, tmm, tss] = tm
+    elif len(tm) == 1:
+        # Small hack to get HH.MM.ss
+        tm = tm[0].split(".")
+        if len(tm) == 2:
+            [thh, tmm] = tm
+            tss = '0'
+        elif len(tm) == 3:
+            [thh, tmm, tss] = tm
     else:
         return None
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Comment By: Christos Georgiou (tzot)
Date: 2005-03-20 12:36

Message:
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It would be helpful if you could provide some of these
malformed Date headers, so that test cases can be generated.

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