# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
__version__ = '0.3.4'
from .date import DateDataParser
from .conf import apply_settings
_default_parser = DateDataParser(allow_redetect_language=True)
@apply_settings
[docs]def parse(date_string, date_formats=None, languages=None, settings=None):
"""Parse date and time from given date string.
:param date_string:
A string representing date and/or time in a recognizably valid format.
:type date_string: str|unicode
:param date_formats:
A list of format strings using directives as given
`here <https://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-behavior>`_.
The parser applies formats one by one, taking into account the detected languages.
:type date_formats: list
:param languages:
A list of two letters language codes.e.g. ['en', 'es']. If languages are given, it will not attempt
to detect the language.
:type languages: list
:param settings:
Configure customized behavior using settings defined in :mod:`dateparser.conf.Settings`.
:type settings: dict
:return: Returns :class:`datetime <datetime.datetime>` representing parsed date if successful, else returns None
:rtype: :class:`datetime <datetime.datetime>`.
:raises: ValueError - Unknown Language
"""
parser = _default_parser
if any([languages, not settings._default]):
parser = DateDataParser(languages=languages, settings=settings)
data = parser.get_date_data(date_string, date_formats)
if data:
return data['date_obj']