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dateutil/dateutil

Useful extensions to the standard Python datetime features observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/dateutil/dateutil · Python · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

60/100

  • Activity 83
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4305
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 106
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2631 stars · 571 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

python-dateutil is a Python library providing powerful extensions to the standard datetime module. It offers flexible date parsing, relative delta computation, iCalendar-based recurrence rules, and timezone implementations.

Use cases

  • parse dates from arbitrary string formats in python
  • compute the next monday or last day of the month
  • generate recurring event dates from iCalendar RRULE strings
  • handle timezone conversions with zoneinfo files
  • calculate the difference between two datetimes in relative terms

When to choose

  • you need to parse dates in unknown or varied string formats
  • you need flexible recurrence rule handling beyond the standard library
  • you need robust timezone support including tzfile and TZ environment strings

When to avoid

  • you only need simple, fixed-format date handling covered by the standard library
  • you need high-performance bulk date parsing with minimal dependencies

Facets

library · maturity stable

date-time parser developer-tools python cross-platform datetime timezones recurrence-rules icalendar date-parsing algorithms

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