dateutil/dateutil
Useful extensions to the standard Python datetime features observed · 2026-10-11
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 96
- 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 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4353
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 24
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2638 stars · 604 forks observed · 2026-10-11
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
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/dateutil/dateutil · fetched 2026-10-11 · de92c1ea83f6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dateutil/dateutil | main | 66 |
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