<commit_before>import logging

from datetime import datetime

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


def to_date(input_date_string, date_format="%Y-%m-%d"):
    formatted_date = None

    try:
        # employment date is optional this is why string is checked
        if input_date_string:<commit_msg>Remove comment<commit_after>import logging

from datetime import datetime

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


def to_date(input_date_string, date_format="%Y-%m-%d"):
    formatted_date = None

    try:
        if input_date_string:
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