code: def _handle_splits(_str):
      
      _str = _str.replace('/', '-')
      _tmp_dict = {}
  
      if '-' in _str:
          start, stop = _str.split('-')
          if _check_number(start):
              start = regex.sub(r'[0-9]+\?*', start, stop)
          elif _check_number(stop):
              stop = regex.sub(r'[0-9]+\?*', stop, start)
      else:
          start = _str
          stop = _str
      _tmp_dict['start_raw'] = start
      _tmp_dict['stop_raw'] = stop
  
      _tmp_dict['start_epoch'] = _get_epoch(start)
      _tmp_dict['stop_epoch'] = _get_epoch(stop)
  
      return _tmp_dict
docs: Check if incoming date has a '-" or '/', if so do stuff.