datetime patch

fishbook/database/util.py

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ import glob
 import datetime as dt
 import subprocess
 from IPython import embed
+try:
+    iso = dt.date.fromisoformat
+except AttributeError:
+    from backports.datetime_fromisoformat import MonkeyPatch
+    MonkeyPatch.patch_fromisoformat()
+
 
 
 def read_info_file(file_name):

setup.py

@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ setup(name='fishbook',
       packages=find_packages(exclude=['contrib', 'doc', 'tests*']),
       description='Database providing an overview of the electrophysiological data recorded in the group.',
       author='Jan Grewe',
-      requires=['datajoint', 'nixio', 'numpy', 'PyYAML']
+      requires=['datajoint', 'nixio', 'numpy', 'PyYAML', 'backports-datetime-fromisoformat']
       )