regex-datetime

• use regex (re) and dateutil to find datetimes in text
• you almost certainly want to use a real library like ctparse or dateparser instead
• does not support date ranges (e.g. "12-15 May 2021")
• does not support time ranges (e.g. "1200-1530pm")
• does not support month-only references (e.g. "March 2019")
• does not support quarter-year references (e.g. "Q1 FY 2001")

notes

• run constants.py to build regex for months/days/etc
  • contains english and bahasa words for months/days
  • should be straightforward to add more languages
• run regex_datetime.py to find dates (like 2018-01-01 or 12th Oct 2018)
  • open the resulting csv to find the hits
• short dates (dd/mm/yy) default to the year range 1940-2039 (regex can be edited)

todo

• use named capturing patterns
  • use named groups to rebuild datetime, don't use dateutil
• drop dateutil? (maybe try arrow/moment/maya/delorean/dateparser)