Extract Date Format Function
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Extract Date Format Function has 14 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 1 reference, with 1 live disagreement.
Mostly:handles(2), has parameter(1), uses parser(1)
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appliesFunctionApplies Function(2)
- Apply Method
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definesFunctionDefines Function(1)
- Python Script
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definesFunctionInlineDefines Function Inline(1)
- Python Script
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Handles | date string parsing | [1] |
| Handles | ValueError exception | [1] |
| Has Parameter | date_string | [1] |
| Uses Parser | Dateutil Parser | [1] |
| Returns | None Return Value | [1] |
| Formats Date | YYYY-MM-DD | [1] |
| Returns on Exception | None Return Value | [1] |
| Handles Exception Type | ValueError | [1] |
| Converts Input | date string | [1] |
| Converts to | standardized date format | [1] |
| Normalizes Dates | YYYY-MM-DD format | [1] |
| Has Return Statement | two variants | [1] |
| Contains Try Block | true | [1] |
| Contains Except Block | ValueError | [1] |
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ctx:claims/beam/357f70cd-40ea-4830-ac9b-daccfab9a4d4- full textbeam-chunktext/plain1 KB
doc:beam/357f70cd-40ea-4830-ac9b-daccfab9a4d4Show excerpt
[Turn 4498] User: I'm trying to identify the root cause of inconsistent date formats in my metadata. Can you help me write a script to analyze the date formats in a dataset of 15K documents and pinpoint the most common formats? ``` import p…
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