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On 08/12/2013 19:23, Tim Chase wrote:
> On 2013-12-08 19:10, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>> On 08/12/2013 18:58, Tim Chase wrote:
>>> On 2013-12-07 23:14, Igor Korot wrote:
>>
>> [big snip]
>>
>> Whenever I need date manipulations I always reach out to this
>> http://labix.org/python-dateutil
>
> But based on the OP's repeated transformations from date-to-string
> and back again, what do you reach for when you want to transform
> things *needlessly*?  I recommend the delete key and some healthy
> refactoring.  :-)
>
> -tkc

Painkillers :)

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