remove base-formats parser (#721)

dateparser/date.py

@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ def __init__(self, locale, date_string, date_formats, settings=None):
             'relative-time': self._try_freshness_parser,
             'custom-formats': self._try_given_formats,
             'absolute-time': self._try_parser,
-            'base-formats': self._try_hardcoded_formats,
         }
         unknown_parsers = set(self._settings.PARSERS) - set(self._parsers.keys())
         if unknown_parsers:
@@ -239,23 +238,6 @@ def _try_given_formats(self):
             self.date_formats, settings=self._settings
         )
 
-    def _try_hardcoded_formats(self):
-        hardcoded_date_formats = [
-            '%B %d, %Y, %I:%M:%S %p',
-            '%b %d, %Y at %I:%M %p',
-            '%d %B %Y %H:%M:%S',
-            '%A, %B %d, %Y',
-            '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ'
-        ]
-        try:
-            return parse_with_formats(
-                self._get_translated_date_with_formatting(),
-                hardcoded_date_formats,
-                settings=self._settings
-            )
-        except TypeError:
-            return None
-
     def _get_translated_date(self):
         if self._translated_date is None:
             self._translated_date = self.locale.translate(

dateparser_data/settings.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     'relative-time',
     'custom-formats',
     'absolute-time',
-    'base-formats',
 ]
 
 settings = {

docs/usage.rst

@@ -168,14 +168,6 @@ The following parsers exist:
     (e.g. “May 4th”, “1991-05-17”). It takes into account settings such as
     ``DATE_ORDER`` or ``PREFER_LOCALE_DATE_ORDER``.
 
--   ``'base-formats'``: Parses dates that match one of the following date
-    formats::
-
-    %B %d, %Y, %I:%M:%S %p
-    %b %d, %Y at %I:%M %p
-    %d %B %Y %H:%M:%S
-    %A, %B %d, %Y
-    %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ
 
 :data:`dateparser.settings.default_parsers` contains the default value of
 ``PARSERS`` (the list above, in that order) and can be used to write code that