gistfile1.txt

import re
import dateparser

# use re and dateparser to normalize date in sentence
# :author: Thai Thien

def p1():
    regex = r"\d+/\d+/\d+"
    token = " today is 14/2/2012 which is meowing full day. Tomorrow is 15/2/2012, which is an meowingfull day again"

    m = re.search(regex, token)
    m2 = re.findall(regex, token)
    print(m)
    print(m.group())

    print(m2) # ok

def parse_day(sentences):
    regex = r"\d+/\d+/\d+"


    m2 = re.findall(regex, sentences)

    for d in m2:
        date = dateparser.parse(d)
        sentences = sentences.replace(d, str(date))


    return sentences

if __name__ == "__main__":
    token = " today is 14/2/2012 which is meowing full day. Tomorrow is 15/2/2012, which is an meowingfull day again"
    result = parse_day(token)
    print(result)