except:
pass
return None
+
+
+def month_by_name(name):
+ """ Return the number of a month by (locale-independently) English name """
+
+ ENGLISH_NAMES = [
+ u'Januar', u'February', u'March', u'April', u'May', u'June',
+ u'July', u'August', u'September', u'October', u'November', u'December']
+ try:
+ return ENGLISH_NAMES.index(name) + 1
+ except ValueError:
+ return None