Function that transforms string to `datetime.datetime` object with considerations for popular datetime formats. Meaning this function is format-agnostic and easily scalable (just add new formats).

str_to_datetime.py

def transform_to_datetime(date_string: str) -> datetime:
    """Normalises different datetimes and turns them into `datetime`
    objects.

    Needed in case time output from the site changes in the future.

    Parameters
    ----------
    date_string : str
        Datetime presented in `str` format.
    
    Returns
    -------
    datetime : datetime.datetime
        Datetime presented in `datetime.datetime` format.
    """
    # Needed because of different possible date fields.
    popular_formats = [
        "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ", # -> "2022-08-11T21:09:01.123456Z"
        "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", # -> "2018-03-12T10:12:45Z"
        "%b %d %Y at %I:%M%p", # -> "Jun 28 2018 at 7:40AM"
        "%B %d, %Y, %H:%M:%S",  # -> "September 18, 2017, 22:19:55"
        "%a,%d/%m/%y,%I:%M%p", # -> "Sun,05/12/99,12:30PM"
        "%a, %d %B, %Y", # -> "Mon, 21 March, 2015"
    ]
    for format_ in popular_formats:
        try:
            datetime_obj: datetime = datetime.strptime(date_string, format_)
        except ValueError:
            continue
        else:
            break
    return datetime_obj