Method compile

Lib/_strptime.py:491–493

Return a compiled re object for the format string.

(self, format)

        return format

    def compile(self, format):
        """Return a compiled re object for the format string."""
        return re_compile(self.pattern(format), IGNORECASE)

_cache_lock = _thread_allocate_lock()
# DO NOT modify _TimeRE_cache or _regex_cache without acquiring the cache lock