Is there a Python module to parse a date like the 'date' command in Linux?

[Alex Pinkney]

On Tue, 23 May 2023, 17:25 Chris Green, <cl at isbd.net> wrote:

> Mike Dewhirst <miked at dewhirst.com.au> wrote:
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> > On 21/05/2023 5:53 am, Chris Green wrote:
> > > I'm converting a bash script to python as it has become rather clumsy
> > > in bash.
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> > What is the use case?
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> A script I use to create diary entries, so it's very handy to be able
> to give the date as 'yesterday' or 'friday'.
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Hi, you may find dateparser useful:
https://dateparser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/