Helper function to take the different localized bits from ptc and
    create the regex strings.

def _initPatterns(ptc):
    """
    Helper function to take the different localized bits from ptc and
    create the regex strings.
    """
    # TODO add code to parse the date formats and build the regexes up from sub-parts
    # TODO find all hard-coded uses of date/time seperators

    ptc.RE_DATE4     = r'''(?P<date>(((?P<day>\d\d?)(?P<suffix>%(daysuffix)s)?(,)?(\s)?)
                                      (?P<mthname>(%(months)s|%(shortmonths)s))\s?
                                      (?P<year>\d\d(\d\d)?)?
                                    )
                           )''' % ptc.re_values

    # I refactored DATE3 to fix Issue 16 http://code.google.com/p/parsedatetime/issues/detail?id=16
    # I suspect the final line was for a trailing time - but testing shows it's not needed
    # ptc.RE_DATE3     = r'''(?P<date>((?P<mthname>(%(months)s|%(shortmonths)s))\s?
    #                                  ((?P<day>\d\d?)(\s?|%(daysuffix)s|$)+)?
    #                                  (,\s?(?P<year>\d\d(\d\d)?))?))
    #                        (\s?|$|[^0-9a-zA-Z])''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_DATE3     = r'''(?P<date>(
                                     (((?P<mthname>(%(months)s|%(shortmonths)s))|
                                     ((?P<day>\d\d?)(?P<suffix>%(daysuffix)s)?))(\s)?){1,2}
                                     ((,)?(\s)?(?P<year>\d\d(\d\d)?))?
                                    )
                           )''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_MONTH     = r'''(\s?|^)
                           (?P<month>(
                                      (?P<mthname>(%(months)s|%(shortmonths)s))
                                      (\s?(?P<year>(\d\d\d\d)))?
                                     ))
                           (\s?|$|[^0-9a-zA-Z])''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_WEEKDAY   = r'''(\s?|^)
                           (?P<weekday>(%(days)s|%(shortdays)s))
                           (\s?|$|[^0-9a-zA-Z])''' % ptc.re_values

    ptc.RE_SPECIAL   = r'(?P<special>^[%(specials)s]+)\s+' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_UNITS     = r'''(?P<qty>(-?\d+\s*
                                    (?P<units>((%(units)s)s?))
                                   ))''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_QUNITS    = r'''(?P<qty>(-?\d+\s?
                                    (?P<qunits>%(qunits)s)
                                    (\s?|,|$)
                                   ))''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_MODIFIER  = r'''(\s?|^)
                           (?P<modifier>
                            (previous|prev|last|next|eod|eo|(end\sof)|(in\sa)))''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_MODIFIER2 = r'''(\s?|^)
                           (?P<modifier>
                            (from|before|after|ago|prior))
                           (\s?|$|[^0-9a-zA-Z])''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_TIMEHMS   = r'''(\s?|^)
                           (?P<hours>\d\d?)
                           (?P<tsep>%(timeseperator)s|)
                           (?P<minutes>\d\d)
                           (?:(?P=tsep)(?P<seconds>\d\d(?:[.,]\d+)?))?''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_TIMEHMS2  = r'''(?P<hours>(\d\d?))
                           ((?P<tsep>%(timeseperator)s|)
                            (?P<minutes>(\d\d?))
                            (?:(?P=tsep)
                               (?P<seconds>\d\d?
                                (?:[.,]\d+)?))?)?''' % ptc.re_values

    if 'meridian' in ptc.re_values:
        ptc.RE_TIMEHMS2 += r'\s?(?P<meridian>(%(meridian)s))' % ptc.re_values

    dateSeps = ''.join(ptc.dateSep) + '.'

    ptc.RE_DATE      = r'''(\s?|^)
                           (?P<date>(\d\d?[%s]\d\d?([%s]\d\d(\d\d)?)?))
                           (\s?|$|[^0-9a-zA-Z])''' % (dateSeps, dateSeps)
    ptc.RE_DATE2     = r'[%s]' % dateSeps
    ptc.RE_DAY       = r'''(\s?|^)
                           (?P<day>(today|tomorrow|yesterday))
                           (\s?|$|[^0-9a-zA-Z])''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_DAY2      = r'''(?P<day>\d\d?)|(?P<suffix>%(daysuffix)s)
                        ''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_TIME      = r'''(\s?|^)
                           (?P<time>(morning|breakfast|noon|lunch|evening|midnight|tonight|dinner|night|now))
                           (\s?|$|[^0-9a-zA-Z])''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_REMAINING = r'\s+'

    # Regex for date/time ranges
    ptc.RE_RTIMEHMS  = r'''(\s?|^)
                           (\d\d?)%(timeseperator)s
                           (\d\d)
                           (%(timeseperator)s(\d\d))?
                           (\s?|$)''' % ptc.re_values
    ptc.RE_RTIMEHMS2 = r'''(\s?|^)
                           (\d\d?)
                           (%(timeseperator)s(\d\d?))?
                           (%(timeseperator)s(\d\d?))?''' % ptc.re_values

    if 'meridian' in ptc.re_values:
        ptc.RE_RTIMEHMS2 += r'\s?(%(meridian)s)' % ptc.re_values

    ptc.RE_RDATE  = r'(\d+([%s]\d+)+)' % dateSeps
    ptc.RE_RDATE3 = r'''((((%(months)s))\s?
                         ((\d\d?)
                          (\s?|%(daysuffix)s|$)+)?
                         (,\s?\d\d\d\d)?))''' % ptc.re_values

    # "06/07/06 - 08/09/06"
    ptc.DATERNG1 = ptc.RE_RDATE + r'\s?%(rangeseperator)s\s?' + ptc.RE_RDATE
    ptc.DATERNG1 = ptc.DATERNG1 % ptc.re_values

    # "march 31 - june 1st, 2006"
    ptc.DATERNG2 = ptc.RE_RDATE3 + r'\s?%(rangeseperator)s\s?' + ptc.RE_RDATE3
    ptc.DATERNG2 = ptc.DATERNG2 % ptc.re_values

    # "march 1rd -13th"
    ptc.DATERNG3 = ptc.RE_RDATE3 + r'\s?%(rangeseperator)s\s?(\d\d?)\s?(rd|st|nd|th)?'
    ptc.DATERNG3 = ptc.DATERNG3 % ptc.re_values

    # "4:00:55 pm - 5:90:44 am", '4p-5p'
    ptc.TIMERNG1 = ptc.RE_RTIMEHMS2 + r'\s?%(rangeseperator)s\s?' + ptc.RE_RTIMEHMS2
    ptc.TIMERNG1 = ptc.TIMERNG1 % ptc.re_values

    # "4:00 - 5:90 ", "4:55:55-3:44:55"
    ptc.TIMERNG2 = ptc.RE_RTIMEHMS + r'\s?%(rangeseperator)s\s?' + ptc.RE_RTIMEHMS
    ptc.TIMERNG2 = ptc.TIMERNG2 % ptc.re_values

    # "4-5pm "
    ptc.TIMERNG3 = r'\d\d?\s?%(rangeseperator)s\s?' + ptc.RE_RTIMEHMS2
    ptc.TIMERNG3 = ptc.TIMERNG3 % ptc.re_values

    # "4:30-5pm "
    ptc.TIMERNG4 = ptc.RE_RTIMEHMS + r'\s?%(rangeseperator)s\s?' + ptc.RE_RTIMEHMS2
    ptc.TIMERNG4 = ptc.TIMERNG4 % ptc.re_values