parameters: (self, string)
return_statement: return dates.parse_date(string, locale=self.locale)
docstring: Parses a date from a string.
  
          This function uses the date format for the locale as a hint to
          determine the order in which the date fields appear in the string.
          Example::
  
              >>> parse_date('4/1/04', locale='en_US')
              datetime.date(2004, 4, 1)
              >>> parse_date('01.04.2004', locale='de_DE')
              datetime.date(2004, 4, 1)
  
          :param string:
              The string containing the date.
          :returns:
              The parsed date object.
docstring_summary: Parses a date from a string.
docstring_tokens: Parses a date from a string .
function: def parse_date(self, string):
          """Parses a date from a string.
  
          This function uses the date format for the locale as a hint to
          determine the order in which the date fields appear in the string.
          Example::
  
              >>> parse_date('4/1/04', locale='en_US')
              datetime.date(2004, 4, 1)
              >>> parse_date('01.04.2004', locale='de_DE')
              datetime.date(2004, 4, 1)
  
          :param string:
              The string containing the date.
          :returns:
              The parsed date object.
          """
          return dates.parse_date(string, locale=self.locale)
function_tokens: def parse_date ( self , string ) : return dates . parse_date ( string , locale = self . locale )