def __create_input(self, main_root):
		content = self.__manager.load_content()
		input_dir = os.path.join(main_root,'input')
		try:
			content.get(self.__task.data['id'], 'input', os.path.join(main_root, 'input'))
		except:
			safe_mkdir(input_dir)
def get_date(self, p_tag):
        """ Given a date tag, return a date object. """
        string = self.tag_value(p_tag)
        result = None

        try:
            result = date_string_to_date(string) if string else None
        except ValueError:
            pass

        return result