Changed import to not import entire datetime library.

torrentSearch/utils.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3.6
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# @Author: KevinMidboe
+# @Date:   2017-11-01 15:57:23
+# @Last Modified by:   KevinMidboe
+# @Last Modified time: 2017-11-02 15:14:31
+
+import re
+from datetime import datetime
+
+def sanitize(string, ignore_characters=None, replace_characters=None):
+	"""Sanitize a string to strip special characters.
+
+	:param str string: the string to sanitize.
+	:param set ignore_characters: characters to ignore.
+	:return: the sanitized string.
+	:rtype: str
+
+	"""
+	# only deal with strings
+	if string is None:
+		return
+	
+	replace_characters = replace_characters or ''
+
+	ignore_characters = ignore_characters or set()
+
+	characters = ignore_characters
+	if characters:
+		string = re.sub(r'[%s]' % re.escape(''.join(characters)), replace_characters, string)
+
+	return string
+
+def return_re_match(string, re_statement):
+	if string is None:
+		return
+
+	m = re.search(re_statement, string)
+	if 'Y-day' in m.group():
+		return datetime.now().strftime('%m-%d %Y')
+	return sanitize(m.group(), '\xa0', ' ')
+
+
+# Can maybe be moved away from this class
+# returns a number that is either the value of multiple_pages
+# or if it exceeds total_pages, return total_pages.
+def pagesToCount(multiple, total):
+	if (multiple > total):
+		return total
+	return multiple