def METHOD_NAME(self, item):
    start = item["DateTime"].replace("@", "")
    fmt1 = "%B %d, %Y, %I%M%p"
    fmt2 = "%B %d, %I%M%p"
    for fmt in (fmt1, fmt2):
        try:
            return datetime.strptime(start, fmt).replace(year=datetime.today().year)
        except ValueError:
            continue
    return parser.parse(start)