{"categories":[{"label":"WWW/HTTP","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http/7"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Extracts publication dates from web pages by analyzing URL patterns and HTML content, returning both the extracted date and a confidence measure of its accuracy.","skillfed_tags":["web-scraping","date-extraction","archived"],"use_cases":["Bulk-extract publication dates from news articles and blog posts during web scraping or content archival workflows","Determine article freshness and temporal relevance when indexing or searching web content","Validate or fill missing publication metadata in content management systems by cross-checking multiple date sources","Benchmark date extraction accuracy in media analysis pipelines, as the package includes comparison metrics against other tools"],"what_it_does":"date-guesser is a library that attempts to identify publication dates from web pages by combining heuristics across multiple signals: URL path patterns, HTML metadata tags, and embedded date strings. It returns not just a date but also an accuracy level (ranging from full datetime precision to partial date or no match) and a description of which method successfully extracted the date.\n\nThe package was developed for the mediacloud project to handle real-world news and blog content where publication dates are scattered across different page elements with varying reliability. It prioritizes trustworthy sources over more precise but less reliable ones\u2014for instance, preferring a date found in the URL structure over a more specific timestamp buried in user comments. However, the package is no longer maintained; its last release was in August 2019.","worth_installing":"No. While the package has low install friction and a permissive license, it has been abandoned since August 2019 with no maintenance or updates. Any bugs, compatibility issues with modern Python or dependency versions, or gaps in date format support will not be addressed. For active projects requiring publication date extraction, consider maintained alternatives or build a custom solution tailored to your specific content sources."},"id":"date-guesser","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/date-guesser","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/date-guesser.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/date-guesser/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2019-08-13","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"date-guesser","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Extract publication dates from web pages"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":88539,"position":13718,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.1.4"}