Accepts English month names, also abbreviated. Returns value as a datetime object (you can get mx.DateTime objects if you use datetime_module='mxDateTime'). Two year dates are assumed to be within 1950-2020, with dates from 21-49 being ambiguous and signaling an error.

Use accept_day=False if you just want a month/year (like for a credit card expiration date).

>>> d = DateConverter()
>>> d.to_python('12/3/09')
datetime.date(2009, 12, 3)
>>> d.to_python('12/3/2009')
datetime.date(2009, 12, 3)
>>> d.to_python('2/30/04')
Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
Invalid: That month only has 29 days
>>> d.to_python('13/2/05')
Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
Invalid: Please enter a month from 1 to 12

Messages

badFormat:

Please enter the date in the form %(format)s

badType:

The input must be a string (not a %(type)s: %(value)r)

dayRange:

That month only has %(days)i days

empty:

Please enter a value

fourDigitYear:

Please enter a four-digit year

invalidDate:

That is not a valid day (%(exception)s)

invalidDay:

Please enter a valid day

invalidYear:

Please enter a number for the year

monthRange:

Please enter a month from 1 to 12

noneType:

The input must be a string (not None)

unknownMonthName:

Unknown month name: %(month)s

wrongFormat:

Please enter the date in the form %(format)s