@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ def search():
650650 result['pretty_url'] = prettify_url(result['url'])
651651
652652 # TODO, check if timezone is calculated right
653− if 'publishedDate' in result:
653+ if result.get('publishedDate'): # do not try to get a date from an empty string or a None type
654654 try: # test if publishedDate >= 1900 (datetime module bug)
655655 result['pubdate'] = result['publishedDate'].strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z')
656656 except ValueError: