code: def modis_filename2modisdate(modis_fname):
      
      
      if not isinstance(modis_fname,list) : modis_fname=[modis_fname]
      
      return [os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(m))[0][1:12] for m in modis_fname]
docs: #+
      # MODIS_FILENAME2DATE : Convert MODIS file name to MODIS date
      # 
      # @author: Renaud DUSSURGET (LER PAC/IFREMER)
      # @history: Created by RD on 29/10/2012
      #
      #-