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kovidgoyal · 06-16-2022, 03:27 AM

parse the date and check it then. You can use

from calibre.utils.date import parse_date

or if automated parsing doesnt work you can easily parse it yourself

Code:

parts = date.split()
day = int(parts[0])
year = int(parts[2])
month = {'Jan': 1, 'January': 1, 'Feb': 2, ...}[parts[2]]

06-16-2022, 03:27 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,482 Karma: 28000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	parse the date and check it then. You can use from calibre.utils.date import parse_date or if automated parsing doesnt work you can easily parse it yourself Code: parts = date.split() day = int(parts[0]) year = int(parts[2]) month = {'Jan': 1, 'January': 1, 'Feb': 2, ...}[parts[2]]