strptime for different languages
MRAB
python at mrabarnett.plus.com
Wed Dec 18 14:06:35 EST 2019
On 2019-12-18 18:12, Tobiah wrote:
>> What I tried is a cascade of try's:
>>
>> try:
>> d = strptime(date_string, format_string_1)
>> except:
>> try:
>> d = strptime(date_string, format_string_2)
>> except:
>> try:
>> d = strptime(date_string, format_string_3)
>> except:
>> ...
>
>
> This is not about dates, but for the above, I'd try:
>
> for f in (format1, format2, format3):
> try:
> d = strptime(date_string, f)
> except:
> continue
> else:
> break
>
> That way you can manipulate the content and number
> of the formats, or pull them from a database or whatever
> without having to edit your code in a messy way.
>
A couple of point about your code:
1. Don't use a bare 'except' because it'll catch _any_ exception. See
what exception strptime will raise and catch only that.
2. Why use 'continue' instead of 'pass'?
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