python tweaks for date/datetime rust fix

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/python/fatcat_tools/importers/crossref.py b/python/fatcat_tools/importers/crossref.py
index 01143551..c4695c7f 100644
--- a/python/fatcat_tools/importers/crossref.py
+++ b/python/fatcat_tools/importers/crossref.py
@@ -203,14 +203,11 @@ class FatcatCrossrefImporter(FatcatImporter):
             # got some NoneType, even though at least year is supposed to be set
             release_date = None
         elif len(release_date) == 3:
-            release_date = datetime.datetime(year=release_date[0], month=release_date[1], day=release_date[2])
+            release_date = datetime.date(year=release_date[0], month=release_date[1], day=release_date[2])
         else:
             # only the year is actually required; mangle to first day for date
             # (TODO: something better?)
-            release_date = datetime.datetime(year=release_date[0], month=1, day=1)
-        # convert to string ISO datetime format (if not null)
-        if release_date:
-            release_date = release_date.isoformat() + "Z"
+            release_date = datetime.date(year=release_date[0], month=1, day=1)
 
         re = fatcat_client.ReleaseEntity(
             work_id=None,
diff --git a/python/fatcat_tools/transforms.py b/python/fatcat_tools/transforms.py
index ecaf3366..e10c6ba5 100644
--- a/python/fatcat_tools/transforms.py
+++ b/python/fatcat_tools/transforms.py
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ def release_elastic_dict(release):
     )
 
     if release.release_date:
-        # TODO: resolve why this can be either a string or datetime
-        if type(release.release_date) == str:
-            t['release_date'] = release.release_date
-        else:
-            t['release_date'] = release.release_date.strftime('%F')
+        t['release_date'] = release.release_date.strftime('%F')
 
     container = release.container
     container_is_kept = False