Problem setting time.struct_time properties in Python

After I parsed a date in Python I need to patch it. But structure time.struct_time has read-only properties only:

parsed = time.strptime("23:59", "%H:%M")
parsed.tm_year = 2011
> TypeError: readonly attribute

How do I get a patched datetime value in a short & clever way?

Use datetime:

>>> p = datetime.datetime.strptime("23:59", "%H:%M")
>>> p = p.replace(year=2011)
>>> p
datetime.datetime(2011, 1, 1, 23, 59)