BLD: require python-dateutil>=2.5.0

Author: jreback

ci/requirements-2.7.build

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 python=2.7*
-python-dateutil=2.4.1
+python-dateutil=2.5.0
 pytz=2013b
 nomkl
 numpy

ci/requirements-2.7.run

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-python-dateutil=2.4.1
+python-dateutil=2.5.0
 pytz=2013b
 numpy
 xlwt=0.7.5

ci/requirements-2.7_COMPAT.build

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 python=2.7*
 numpy=1.9.2
 cython=0.23
-dateutil=1.5
+dateutil=2.5.0
 pytz=2013b

ci/requirements-2.7_COMPAT.run

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 numpy=1.9.2
-dateutil=1.5
+dateutil=2.5.0
 pytz=2013b
 scipy=0.14.0
 xlwt=0.7.5

doc/source/install.rst

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Dependencies
 
 * `setuptools <https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`__
 * `NumPy <http://www.numpy.org>`__: 1.9.0 or higher
-* `python-dateutil <http://labix.org/python-dateutil>`__: 1.5 or higher
+* `python-dateutil <//https://dateutil.readthedocs.io/en/stable/>`__: 2.5 or higher
 * `pytz <http://pytz.sourceforge.net/>`__: Needed for time zone support
 
 .. _install.recommended_dependencies:

doc/source/whatsnew/v0.22.0.txt

@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ Other Enhancements
 Backwards incompatible API changes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+Dependencies have increased minimum versions
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+We have updated our minimum supported versions of dependencies ().
+If installed, we now require:
+
+   +-----------------+-----------------+----------+
+   | Package         | Minimum Version | Required |
+   +=================+=================+==========+
+   | python-dateutil | 2.5.0           |    X     |
+   +-----------------+-----------------+----------+
+
 -
 -
 -

pandas/compat/__init__.py

@@ -378,25 +378,13 @@ def raise_with_traceback(exc, traceback=Ellipsis):
 If traceback is not passed, uses sys.exc_info() to get traceback."""
 
 
-# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4126348
-# Thanks to @martineau at SO
-
+# dateutil minimum version
 import dateutil
 
-if PY2 and LooseVersion(dateutil.__version__) == '2.0':
-    # dateutil brokenness
-    raise Exception('dateutil 2.0 incompatible with Python 2.x, you must '
-    'install version 1.5 or 2.1+!')
-
+if LooseVersion(dateutil.__version__) < '2.5':
+    raise ImportError('dateutil 2.5.0 is the minimum required version')
 from dateutil import parser as _date_parser
-if LooseVersion(dateutil.__version__) < '2.0':
-
-    @functools.wraps(_date_parser.parse)
-    def parse_date(timestr, *args, **kwargs):
-        timestr = bytes(timestr)
-        return _date_parser.parse(timestr, *args, **kwargs)
-else:
-    parse_date = _date_parser.parse
+parse_date = _date_parser.parse
 
 
 # https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/9123