import datetime import timex import iso8601 def _present(dct, name): return name in dct and dct[name] is not None and dct[name] != 'None' def decode_datetime(dct, name): if not _present(dct, 'datetime'): return 'n/a' return iso8601.parse_date(dct['datetime'], default_timezone=None) def decode_timerange(dct, name): begin = 'n/a' if _present(dct, 'begin'): begin = iso8601.parse_date(dct['begin'], default_timezone=None) end = 'n/a' if _present(dct, 'end'): end = iso8601.parse_date(dct['end'], default_timezone=None) return timex.TimeRange(begin=begin, end=end) def decode_timestamp(dct, name): if not _present(dct, 'timestamp'): return 'n/a' timestamp = iso8601.parse_date(dct['timestamp'], default_timezone=None) return timex.Timestamp(timestamp) DECODE_MAP = {'datetime': decode_datetime, 'timex.TimeRange': decode_timerange, 'timex.Timestamp': decode_timestamp} def object_hook(dct): if dct is None: return 'n/a' if '__type__' in dct: name = dct['__type__'] decoder = DECODE_MAP[name] return decoder(dct, name) return dct