python check if string is date format
>>> import datetime
>>> def validate(date_text):
try:
datetime.datetime.strptime(date_text, '%Y-%m-%d')
except ValueError:
raise ValueError("Incorrect data format, should be YYYY-MM-DD")
>>> validate('2003-12-23')
>>> validate('2003-12-32')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#20>", line 1, in <module>
validate('2003-12-32')
File "<pyshell#18>", line 5, in validate
raise ValueError("Incorrect data format, should be YYYY-MM-DD")
ValueError: Incorrect data format, should be YYYY-MM-DD