util.py

from datetime import datetime
from iso8601 import parse_date as parse_isodate
from pytz import timezone

''' zones for times returned by API '''
timezone = {
  'default': timezone('Europe/Berlin'),
  'gmt': timezone('GMT')
}

def parse_date(val, zone='default'):
    val = parse_isodate(val, None)
    ''' date has no ISO zone information '''
    if not val.tzinfo:
        val = timezone[zone].localize(val)
    return val

def parse_bool(str):
    if str == "1":
        return True
    else:
        return False


class CommonEqualityMixin(object):
    def __eq__(self, other):
        return (isinstance(other, self.__class__)
            and self.__dict__ == other.__dict__)
    def __ne__(self, other):
        return not self.__eq__(other)