[Python-Dev] iso8601 parsing

[Chris Barker - NOAA Federal]

On Dec 7, 2017, at 7:52 PM, Mike Miller <python-dev at mgmiller.net> wrote:

Guess the argument for limiting what it accepts would be that every funky
variation will need to be supported until the endtimes, even those of
little use or utility.


I suppose so, but not that hard once implemented and tests in place.

How about this for a “practicality beats purity” approach:

.fromiso() will parse the most commonly used iso8601 compliant date time
strings.

It is guaranteed to properly parse the output of .isoformat()

It is Not a validator — it may except non-iso compliant strings, and may
give surprising results when passed such.
<end/>

In any case, I sure hope it will accept iso strings both with and without
the “T”.

But again: Paul, do whatever you think is best.

-CHB









On the other hand, it might be good to keep the two implementations the
same for consistency reasons.

Thanks either way,
-Mike


On 2017-12-07 17:57, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal wrote:
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