Using DateDataParserΒΆ
dateparser.parse()
uses a default parser which tries to detect language
every time it is called and is not the most efficient way while parsing dates
from the same source.
DateDataParser
provides an alternate and efficient way
to control language detection behavior.
The instance of DateDataParser
caches the found
languages and will prioritize them when trying to parse the next string.
dateparser.date.DateDataParser
can also be initialized with known languages:
>>> ddp = DateDataParser(languages=['de', 'nl'])
>>> ddp.get_date_data('vr jan 24, 2014 12:49')
DateData(date_obj=datetime.datetime(2014, 1, 24, 12, 49), period='day', locale='nl')
>>> ddp.get_date_data('18.10.14 um 22:56 Uhr')
DateData(date_obj=datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 18, 22, 56), period='day', locale='de')
>>> ddp.get_date_data('11 July 2012')
DateData(date_obj=None, period='day', locale=None)