.. _extract_de_dates: ============ :mod:`lexnlp.extract.de.dates`: Extracting date references ============ The :mod:`lexnlp.extract.de.dates` module contains methods that allow for the extraction of dates from text. Sample formats that are handled by this module include: * vom 29. März 2017 * 16.5.2002 The full list of current unit test cases can be found here: https://github.com/LexPredict/lexpredict-lexnlp/tree/master/lexnlp/extract/common/tests/test_dates .. currentmodule:: lexnlp.extract.de.dates Extracting dates ---------------- .. autofunction:: get_date_list Example :: >>> import lexnlp.extract.de.dates >>> text = " Artikel 39 des Gesetzes vom 29. März 2017 (BGBl. I S. 626) geändert worden ist" >>> print((lexnlp.extract.de.dates.get_date_list(text)) [{'location_start': 29, 'location_end': 42, 'value': datetime.datetime(2017, 3, 29, 0, 0), 'source': '29. März 2017'}]