dragonchild,
You may think it is a ridiculous requirement but I disagree. I am not going to defend the position but instead set it aside to see how well DateTime fits the other criterion. Since DateTime doesn't even have a parsing method that I can see, let's assume you meant DateTime::Format::DateParse which isn't part of the DateTime bundle.

• Written in pure perl - pass
• Is not part of a bundle of other un-wanted modules - pass since the bundle is quite small
• Well documented - fail
• Provides the ability to control behavior when multiple dates are possible - fail from my perspective (strptime)

So it fails 2 of the remaining requirements, the same as Date::Manip, but also doesn't satisfy my ridiculous requirement.

Swapped "dependencies" with "bundle" requirement

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