Convert relative interval string into seconds.

interval_string.py

import re

def _interval_string_to_seconds(interval_string):
    """Convert internal string like 1M, 1Y3M, 3W to seconds"""
    interval_exc = "Bad interval format for {0}".format(interval_string)
    interval_dict = {"s": 1, "m": 60, "h": 3600, "D": 86400,
                       "W": 7*86400, "M": 30*86400, "Y": 365*86400}

    interval_regex = re.compile("^(?P<num>[0-9]+)(?P<ext>[smhDWMY])")
    seconds = 0

    while interval_string:
        match = interval_regex.match(interval_string)
        if match:
            num, ext = int(match.group("num")), match.group("ext")
            if num > 0 and ext in interval_dict:
                seconds += num * interval_dict[ext]
                interval_string = interval_string[match.end():]
            else:
                raise Exception(interval_exc)
        else:
            raise Exception(interval_exc)
    return seconds