def valueFromString(self, value, context=None):
if value in ('<STR_LIT>', '<STR_LIT>'):<EOL><INDENT>return datetime.date.today()<EOL><DEDENT>elif dateutil_parser:<EOL><INDENT>return dateutil_parser.parse(value).date()<EOL><DEDENT>else:<EOL><INDENT>time_struct = time.strptime(value, self.defaultFormat())<EOL>return datetime.date(time_struct.tm_year,<EOL>time_struct.tm_month,<EOL>time_struct.tm_day)<EOL><DEDENT>
Converts the inputted string text to a value that matches the type from
this column type.

:param      value | <str>