Fix to csv2rec bug for review

ultra-andy · ultra-andy · commit 36a6d81e2e21 · 2016-03-19T10:25:34.000+11:00
Datetime strings in csv files in dayfirst or yearfirst format with
nonzero hour&amp;minute&amp;second will not be properly represented. Date
strings will, presuming the csv file contains no strings in that column
that have nonzero hour/minute/second components in a datetime string.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mlab.py b/lib/matplotlib/mlab.py
@@ -2833,7 +2833,13 @@ def mybool(x):
             raise ValueError('invalid bool')
 
     dateparser = dateutil.parser.parse
-    mydateparser = with_default_value(dateparser, datetime.date(1, 1, 1))
+
+    def mydateparser(x):
+        # try and return a datetime object
+        d = dateparser(x, dayfirst=dayfirst, yearfirst=yearfirst)
+        return d
+    mydateparser = with_default_value(mydateparser, datetime.datetime(1,1,1,0,0,0))
+
     myfloat = with_default_value(float, np.nan)
     myint = with_default_value(int, -1)
     mystr = with_default_value(str, '')
