Example:
---
import datetime
def test(text):
try:
d = datetime.datetime.strptime(text, '%Y%m%dT%H%M')
except ValueError:
pass
else:
print("%s without seconds => %s" % (text, d))
return
d = datetime.datetime.strptime(text, '%Y%m%dT%H%M%S')
print("%s with seconds => %s" % (text, d))
test('20110817T1234')
test('20110817T12345')
test('20110817T123456')
---
Output:
20110817T1234 without seconds => 2011-08-17 12:34:00
20110817T12345 with seconds => 2011-08-17 12:34:05
20110817T123456 with seconds => 2011-08-17 12:34:56 |