Can Pandas's `to_datetime` parse BCE dates?

Question

Given a date like 8300 BCE, I run pd.to_datetime("-8300", format="%y").

This produces ValueError: time data '-8300' does not match format '%y' (match).

Is there a way to handle "negative" dates in Pandas?

user_13327614 · Answer

Yes,

I hope this answer helps.

There is a procedure given in documentation for Julian dates, you can find that here. Focus on unit & origin arguments