I have a python function that works okay in "normal" mode but throws an error when I run it in a threaded function.
Function
def is_valid_date(date_value, is_mandatory):
'''validate a date value. Return True if its a valid date
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2216250/how-can-i-validate-a-date-in-python-3-x
'''
try:
if is_mandatory == True:
if len(date_value) != 8:
return False
y = date_value[0:4]
m = date_value[4:6]
d = date_value[6:8]
date_value = d + "/" + m + "/" + y
date_value = time.strptime(date_value, '%d/%m/%Y')
return True
else:
if len(date_value) > 0:
if len(date_value) != 8:
return False
y = date_value[0:4]
m = date_value[4:6]
d = date_value[6:8]
date_value = d + "/" + m + "/" + y
date_value = time.strptime(date_value, '%d/%m/%Y')
return True
else:
return True
except ValueError:
return False
Error:
Exception in thread Thread-1:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3.2/threading.py", line 740, in _bootstrap_inner
self.run()
File "/home/lukik/apps/myapp/data_file/validate.py", line 97, in run
is_valid, text_returned = is_valid_data_type(self.myText, dt_columns[colCounter].data_type, dt_columns[colCounter].mandatory)
File "/home/lukik/apps/myapp/helper.py", line 27, in is_valid_data_type
if is_valid_date(text_to_check, is_mandatory) != True:
File "/home/lukik/apps/myapp/helper.py", line 91, in is_valid_date
date_value = time.strptime(date_value, '%d/%m/%Y')
AttributeError: _strptime_time
Is it the date function that has an error or is this a "race condition" in my queuing and threading function?