Fix timezone handling for all date parameters

- Treat naive datetimes as local time and convert to UTC automatically
- Support both naive and timezone-aware datetimes for updated_since, date_from, date_to
- Fix timezone comparison bug that caused incorrect filtering with naive datetimes
- Update documentation with clear timezone handling examples
- Add comprehensive timezone tests for naive and aware datetimes
- Bump version to 0.8.3

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Zachary Hampton
2025-11-11 17:40:21 -08:00
parent 7065f8a0d4
commit 9b61a89c77
5 changed files with 133 additions and 24 deletions

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@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ def scrape_property(
- date objects: date(2025, 1, 20) (day-level precision)
- datetime objects: datetime(2025, 1, 20, 14, 30) (hour-level precision)
The precision is automatically detected based on the input format.
Timezone handling: Naive datetimes are treated as local time and automatically converted to UTC.
Timezone-aware datetimes are converted to UTC. For best results, use timezone-aware datetimes.
:param foreclosure: If set, fetches only foreclosure listings.
:param extra_property_data: Increases requests by O(n). If set, this fetches additional property data (e.g. agent, broker, property evaluations etc.)
:param exclude_pending: If true, this excludes pending or contingent properties from the results, unless listing type is pending.
@@ -80,7 +82,11 @@ def scrape_property(
New parameters:
:param past_hours: Get properties in the last _ hours (requires client-side filtering). Accepts int or timedelta.
:param updated_since: Filter by last_update_date (when property was last updated). Accepts datetime object or ISO 8601 string (client-side filtering)
:param updated_since: Filter by last_update_date (when property was last updated). Accepts datetime object or ISO 8601 string (client-side filtering).
Timezone handling: Naive datetimes (like datetime.now()) are treated as local time and automatically converted to UTC.
Timezone-aware datetimes are converted to UTC. Examples:
- datetime.now() - uses your local timezone
- datetime.now(timezone.utc) - uses UTC explicitly
:param updated_in_past_hours: Filter by properties updated in the last _ hours. Accepts int or timedelta (client-side filtering)
:param beds_min, beds_max: Filter by number of bedrooms
:param baths_min, baths_max: Filter by number of bathrooms

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@@ -755,13 +755,14 @@ class RealtorScraper(Scraper):
if not homes:
return homes
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
# Determine date range for last_update_date filtering
date_range = None
if self.updated_in_past_hours:
cutoff_datetime = datetime.now() - timedelta(hours=self.updated_in_past_hours)
# Use UTC now, strip timezone to match naive property dates
cutoff_datetime = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(hours=self.updated_in_past_hours)).replace(tzinfo=None)
date_range = {'type': 'since', 'date': cutoff_datetime}
elif self.updated_since:
try:
@@ -792,15 +793,19 @@ class RealtorScraper(Scraper):
def _get_date_range(self):
"""Get the date range for filtering based on instance parameters."""
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
if self.last_x_days:
cutoff_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=self.last_x_days)
# Use UTC now, strip timezone to match naive property dates
cutoff_date = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=self.last_x_days)).replace(tzinfo=None)
return {'type': 'since', 'date': cutoff_date}
elif self.date_from and self.date_to:
try:
from_date = datetime.fromisoformat(self.date_from)
to_date = datetime.fromisoformat(self.date_to)
# Parse and strip timezone to match naive property dates
from_date_str = self.date_from.replace('Z', '+00:00') if self.date_from.endswith('Z') else self.date_from
to_date_str = self.date_to.replace('Z', '+00:00') if self.date_to.endswith('Z') else self.date_to
from_date = datetime.fromisoformat(from_date_str).replace(tzinfo=None)
to_date = datetime.fromisoformat(to_date_str).replace(tzinfo=None)
return {'type': 'range', 'from_date': from_date, 'to_date': to_date}
except ValueError:
return None
@@ -865,7 +870,7 @@ class RealtorScraper(Scraper):
Returns:
bool: True if we should continue pagination, False to stop early
"""
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
# Check for last_update_date filters
if (self.updated_since or self.updated_in_past_hours) and self.sort_by == "last_update_date":
@@ -882,11 +887,14 @@ class RealtorScraper(Scraper):
if self.updated_since:
try:
cutoff_datetime = datetime.fromisoformat(self.updated_since.replace('Z', '+00:00') if self.updated_since.endswith('Z') else self.updated_since)
# Strip timezone to match naive datetimes from _parse_date_value
cutoff_datetime = cutoff_datetime.replace(tzinfo=None)
date_range = {'type': 'since', 'date': cutoff_datetime}
except ValueError:
return True
elif self.updated_in_past_hours:
cutoff_datetime = datetime.now() - timedelta(hours=self.updated_in_past_hours)
# Use UTC now, strip timezone to match naive property dates
cutoff_datetime = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(hours=self.updated_in_past_hours)).replace(tzinfo=None)
date_range = {'type': 'since', 'date': cutoff_datetime}
else:
return True
@@ -935,6 +943,8 @@ class RealtorScraper(Scraper):
def get_sort_key(home):
"""Extract the sort field value from a home (handles both dict and Property object)."""
from datetime import datetime
if isinstance(home, dict):
value = home.get(self.sort_by)
else:
@@ -950,20 +960,23 @@ class RealtorScraper(Scraper):
if self.sort_by in ['list_date', 'sold_date', 'pending_date', 'last_update_date']:
if isinstance(value, str):
try:
from datetime import datetime
# Handle timezone indicators
date_value = value
if date_value.endswith('Z'):
date_value = date_value[:-1] + '+00:00'
parsed_date = datetime.fromisoformat(date_value)
return (0, parsed_date)
# Normalize to timezone-naive for consistent comparison
return 0, parsed_date.replace(tzinfo=None)
except (ValueError, AttributeError):
# If parsing fails, treat as None
return (1, 0) if self.sort_direction == "desc" else (1, float('inf'))
return (0, value)
# Handle datetime objects directly (normalize timezone)
if isinstance(value, datetime):
return 0, value.replace(tzinfo=None)
return 0, value
# For numeric fields, ensure we can compare
return (0, value)
return 0, value
# Sort the homes
reverse = (self.sort_direction == "desc")

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@@ -331,15 +331,26 @@ def validate_sort(sort_by: str | None, sort_direction: str | None = "desc") -> N
def convert_to_datetime_string(value) -> str | None:
"""
Convert datetime object or string to ISO 8601 string format.
Convert datetime object or string to ISO 8601 string format with UTC timezone.
Accepts:
- datetime.datetime objects
- datetime.date objects
- datetime.datetime objects (naive or timezone-aware)
- Naive datetimes are treated as local time and converted to UTC
- Timezone-aware datetimes are converted to UTC
- datetime.date objects (treated as midnight UTC)
- ISO 8601 strings (returned as-is)
- None (returns None)
Returns ISO 8601 formatted string or None.
Returns ISO 8601 formatted string with UTC timezone or None.
Examples:
>>> # Naive datetime (treated as local time)
>>> convert_to_datetime_string(datetime(2025, 1, 20, 14, 30))
'2025-01-20T22:30:00+00:00' # Assuming PST (UTC-8)
>>> # Timezone-aware datetime
>>> convert_to_datetime_string(datetime(2025, 1, 20, 14, 30, tzinfo=timezone.utc))
'2025-01-20T14:30:00+00:00'
"""
if value is None:
return None
@@ -349,13 +360,23 @@ def convert_to_datetime_string(value) -> str | None:
return value
# datetime.datetime object
from datetime import datetime, date
from datetime import datetime, date, timezone
if isinstance(value, datetime):
return value.isoformat()
# Handle naive datetime - treat as local time and convert to UTC
if value.tzinfo is None:
# Convert naive datetime to aware local time, then to UTC
local_aware = value.astimezone()
utc_aware = local_aware.astimezone(timezone.utc)
return utc_aware.isoformat()
else:
# Already timezone-aware, convert to UTC
utc_aware = value.astimezone(timezone.utc)
return utc_aware.isoformat()
# datetime.date object (convert to datetime at midnight)
# datetime.date object (convert to datetime at midnight UTC)
if isinstance(value, date):
return datetime.combine(value, datetime.min.time()).isoformat()
utc_datetime = datetime.combine(value, datetime.min.time()).replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
return utc_datetime.isoformat()
raise ValueError(
f"Invalid datetime value. Expected datetime object, date object, or ISO 8601 string. "

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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[tool.poetry]
name = "homeharvest"
version = "0.8.2"
version = "0.8.3"
description = "Real estate scraping library"
authors = ["Zachary Hampton <zachary@bunsly.com>", "Cullen Watson <cullen@bunsly.com>"]
homepage = "https://github.com/ZacharyHampton/HomeHarvest"

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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
import pytz
from homeharvest import scrape_property, Property
import pandas as pd
@@ -1525,3 +1527,70 @@ def test_pending_date_optimization():
"PENDING auto-applied sort should order by pending_date descending"
print("PENDING optimization verified ✓")
def test_basic_last_update_date():
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
# Test with naive datetime (treated as local time)
now = datetime.now()
properties = scrape_property(
"California",
updated_since=now - timedelta(minutes=10),
sort_by="last_update_date",
sort_direction="desc"
)
# Convert now to timezone-aware for comparison with UTC dates in DataFrame
now_utc = now.astimezone(tz=pytz.timezone("UTC"))
# Check all last_update_date values are <= now
assert (properties["last_update_date"] <= now_utc).all()
# Verify we got some results
assert len(properties) > 0
def test_timezone_aware_last_update_date():
"""Test that timezone-aware datetimes work correctly for updated_since"""
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
# Test with timezone-aware datetime (explicit UTC)
now_utc = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
properties = scrape_property(
"California",
updated_since=now_utc - timedelta(minutes=10),
sort_by="last_update_date",
sort_direction="desc"
)
# Check all last_update_date values are <= now
assert (properties["last_update_date"] <= now_utc).all()
# Verify we got some results
assert len(properties) > 0
def test_timezone_handling_date_range():
"""Test timezone handling for date_from and date_to parameters"""
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
# Test with naive datetimes for date range (PENDING properties)
now = datetime.now()
three_days_ago = now - timedelta(days=3)
properties = scrape_property(
"California",
listing_type="pending",
date_from=three_days_ago,
date_to=now
)
# Verify we got results and they're within the date range
if len(properties) > 0:
# Convert now to UTC for comparison
now_utc = now.astimezone(tz=pytz.timezone("UTC"))
assert (properties["pending_date"] <= now_utc).all()