[Python] Parse and Convert a mal-formatted Date/Time String to a Formatted DateTime using...

What is the best method for formatting "12/14/24 9a-1p" or "12/14/24 10p-4a"

from datetime import datetime
import parsedatetime as pdt # $ pip install parsedatetime

cal = pdt.Calendar()

print("now: %s" % now)
for time_string in ["12/14/24 9a-1p", "12/14/24 10p-4a","6/1/24 6a"]:
print("%s:\t%s" % (time_string, cal.parseDT(time_string, now)[0]))


Output:

12/14/24 9a-1p: 2024-12-14 13:00:00
12/14/24 10p-4a: 2024-12-14 04:00:00
6/1/24 6a: 2024-06-01 06:00:00


I found that from a different answer but it was 10 years old.

Q: Is there a better option in 2025 that can get this done including the 12/14/24 9a-1p formatted strings?

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