scrapinghub / scrapinghub/dateparser

Can't parse '01/26/2023 02:55PM CT'

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Description

dateparser.parse('01/26/2023 02:55PM CT') = None
Time zone: Central Time (CT)

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Start by reproducing the exact dateparser.parse call with the supplied timestamp and inspect the parser's handling of the CT time-zone suffix. Done means the input parses successfully as a datetime with the intended Central Time interpretation, with a regression test covering this string.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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