verifying date values
richard_chamberlain
richard_chamberlain at ntlworld.com
Sat Jun 24 10:26:47 EDT 2000
Hi,
Marc Lemburg's mxDateTime module (do a search at www.vex.net/parnassus)
returns a RangeError if you create a date that doesn't exist. I've created a
checkDate method below which returns 0 or 1.
mxDateTime is an excellent module if you're going to be doing anything
complicated with dates or times.
Richard
import DateTime
def checkDate(y,m,d):
"year,month,day"
try:
checkDate=DateTime.DateTime(y,m,d)
except DateTime.RangeError:
return 0
else:
return 1
def testDates(y,m,d):
print '%d/%d/%d' %(y,m,d)
if checkDate(y,m,d):
print 'is ok'
else:
print 'is not valid'
def main():
testDates(2000,3,10)
testDates(2000,13,3)
if __name__=='__main__':
main()
dsavitsk <dsavitsk at e-coli.net> wrote in message
news:PcQ45.16280$dF.645882 at news1.rdc1.il.home.com...
> is there a quick way to see if a string is a valid date? something like
>
> >>> isDate('5/22/1999')
> 1
>
> thanks
>
>
>
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