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Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately

Subject Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately
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Date 2013-02-22 00:37 +0100
From "Michael Ross" <gmx@ross.cx>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
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On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:08:01 +0100, Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Τη Παρασκευή, 22 Φεβρουαρίου 2013 12:03:59 π.μ. UTC+2, ο χρήστης Michael  
> Ross έγραψε:
>> On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:22:15 +0100, Ferrous Cranus  
>> <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com>
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>> wrote:
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>> > Τη Πέμπτη, 21 Φεβρουαρίου 2013 10:14:13 μ.μ. UTC+2, ο χρήστης MRAB
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>> > έγραψε:
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>> >> On 2013-02-21 19:38, Ferrous Cranus wrote:
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>> >> > import datetime from datetime
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>> >> Should be:
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>> >> from datetime import datetime
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>> >> > try:
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>> >> >      datetime.strptime( date, '%d %m %Y' )
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>> >> That parses the date and discards the result.
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>> >> >      date = date.strptime( '%Y-%m-%d' )
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>> >> 'date' is a string, it doesn't have a 'strptime' method.
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>> >> When you parsed the date you got a datetime object; _that_ has the
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>> >> 'strptime' method.
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>> > I don't need to store the date i just want to make sure is entered
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>> > correctly.
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>> > I would like to have the user type the date like
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>> > 21 02 2013
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>> > and then convert it to 2013-02-21 because thats how mysql wants the  
>> date
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>> > in order to store it.
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>> > Please show me how to write this.
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>> > Also, can you show me how to write it that if so even if the user
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>> > entered date is wrong it doesn't just crash the cgi-script?i know i  
>> can
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>> > use tr: expect: but i want to avoid it, somehow i need to check the  
>> date
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>> > in the same if statemnt like i do with the other user defined varibles
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>> > for validity.
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>> You *have* to try/expect in order to not have the script crash.
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>> Think user typo: 21 02 2ß13
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>> Personally, I'd use a javascript on the html so users can't POST invalid
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>> dates.
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>> I use mootools for that. It accepts 21/02/2013, 21-02-2013 and 21.02.13  
>> as
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>> input,
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>> and you end up with 21.02.2013 posted to your cgi in any case.
>
> i just want to check for date validity from within ha same if statemnt  
> like i check the other variables and i tried a regualr expression just  
> now:
>
> if( task and ( price and price.isdigit() and price.__len__() <= 3 ) and  
> ( date and re.search( r'(\d+) (\d+) (\d+)', date ) ) ):
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> Do i ahve somehting wrong in it?
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> will the if become true if the user enters 21 02 2013 ?


I pretend not to know, try it out?

And try with invalid inputs, too:
211 02 2013
21 99 2013
31 02 2013

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Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 11:38 -0800
  Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-02-21 20:14 +0000
    Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 13:22 -0800
      Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-02-21 21:46 +0000
      Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately "Michael Ross" <gmx@ross.cx> - 2013-02-21 23:03 +0100
        Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 15:08 -0800
          Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 15:18 -0800
            Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-02-21 23:30 +0000
          Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 15:18 -0800
          Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately "Michael Ross" <gmx@ross.cx> - 2013-02-22 00:37 +0100
            Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 16:12 -0800
              Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately "Michael Ross" <gmx@ross.cx> - 2013-02-22 01:57 +0100
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 20:34 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 20:34 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately rob.marshall17@gmail.com - 2013-02-21 22:20 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 02:06 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 02:06 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately rob.marshall17@gmail.com - 2013-02-21 22:20 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 03:01 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> - 2013-02-22 13:03 +0100
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 05:24 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 05:28 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 05:28 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> - 2013-02-22 14:35 +0100
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 07:07 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> - 2013-02-22 16:25 +0100
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 09:38 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 09:39 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 09:39 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 09:38 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-02-22 10:18 -0600
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 07:07 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-02-23 01:03 +1100
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Andreas Perstinger <andipersti@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 15:10 +0100
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 05:24 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 03:01 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 03:45 -0800
                Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 03:45 -0800
            Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 16:12 -0800
        Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 15:08 -0800
    Re: Checking for valid date input and convert appropriately Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 13:22 -0800

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