code: def strptime(string, timezone=0):
      
      year = int(string[0:4])
      month = int(string[5:7])
      day = int(string[8:10])
      hour = int(string[-5:-3])
      minute = int(string[-2:])
      ts = datetime.datetime(year, month, day) + \
          datetime.timedelta(hours=hour, minutes=minute) - \
          datetime.timedelta(hours=timezone)
      return ts
docs: necessary because of 24:00 end of day labeling