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+# dtparse
+A [dateutil](https://github.com/dateutil/dateutil)-compatible timestamp parser for Rust
+
+## Where it stands
+
+Currently, most of the non-timezone functionality is complete (absent a couple of failing test cases that use fractional minutes).
+
+Timezone support in Rust right now is a [bit limited](https://github.com/chronotope/chrono-tz), but should be enough that
+a compatible parser can be built.