Function parse_date

iex/utils.py:48–62

Parses a date and returns it as YYYYMMDD If not parsable, returns False Args: date

(date)

def parse_date(date):
    """
        Parses a date and returns it as YYYYMMDD
        If not parsable, returns False

        Args:
            date
    """
    try:
        parsed_date = parse(str(date))
    except ValueError:
        return False
    if (arrow.now().date() - parsed_date.date()).days < 0:
            raise ValueError("Date cannot be set in the future")
    return parsed_date.strftime("%Y%m%d")


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