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+import sys
+import dateutil.parser
+
+def errx(msg):
+    sys.exit(f'quarg: {msg}')
+
+def parse_isodate(date):
+    try:
+        parsed = dateutil.parser.isoparse(date)
+    except ValueError as err:
+        errx(f'isoparse: invalid date format \'{date}\', {err}')
+    except OverflowError as err:
+        errx(f'isoparse: date overflows: \'{date}\'')
+
+    return parsed