merlin.dates¶

merlin.dates.enddate(acquired)[source]¶

Returns the enddate from an acquired date string

Parameters:	acquired (str) – / separated date range in iso8601 format
Returns:	End date
Return type:	str

merlin.dates.from_cas(cas)[source]¶

Transform a dict of chips and specs into a dict of datestrings

Parameters:	cas – chips and specs {k: [chips],[specs]}
Returns:	{k: [datestring2, datestring1, datestring3]}
Return type:	dict

merlin.dates.is_acquired(acquired)[source]¶

Is the date string a / separated date range in iso8601 format?

Parameters:	acquired – A date string

merlin.dates.startdate(acquired)[source]¶

Returns the startdate from an acquired date string

Parameters:	acquired (str) – / separated date range in iso8601 format
Returns:	Start date
Return type:	str

merlin.dates.to_ordinal(datestring)[source]¶

Extract an ordinal date from a date string