code: def to_timedelta(value):
      
      if value is None:
          return None
      if isinstance(value, (six.integer_types, float)):
          return timedelta(microseconds=(float(value) / 10))
      match = _TIMESPAN_PATTERN.match(value)
      if match:
          if match.group(1) == "-":
              factor = -1
          else:
              factor = 1
          return factor * timedelta(
              days=int(match.group("d") or 0),
              hours=int(match.group("h")),
              minutes=int(match.group("m")),
              seconds=float(match.group("s")),
          )
      else:
          raise ValueError("Timespan value '{}' cannot be decoded".format(value))
docs: Converts a string to a timedelta.