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Parser returns None for "Sep 30 2025"
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Description
Version:
dateparser = "1.2.2"
How to reproduce:
import dateparser
dateparser.parse(date_string="Sep 30 2025")
dateparser.parse(date_string="Sep 30 2025", languages=["en"],)
dateparser.parse(date_string="Sep 30 2025", languages=["en"], region="US",)
For other months it works fine:
In [7]: dateparser.parse(date_string="Jan 30 2025")
Out[7]: datetime.datetime(2025, 1, 30, 0, 0)
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Research direction
Start by running the reported dateparser.parse examples on version 1.2.2 and compare the September result with the working January case. Trace the parsing path for month names, then verify that the three reported calls return the expected datetime for "Sep 30 2025" without regressing other months.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 55/100