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Richer natural language parsing of times
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Type: Enhancement
- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
It would be nice to be able to parse times that are described in natural language.
For example this works:
- "today at noon"
- "today at 3 pm"
But these don't:
- "today at three o'clock"
- "today at three in the afternoon"
Without thinking about it too much, it doesn't seem to be very difficult to add the relevant words as simplifications. What is your position on this?
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Research direction
Start by locating the natural-language simplification or parsing entry point used for phrases such as “today at noon” and “today at 3 pm.” Add coverage for “today at three o'clock” and “today at three in the afternoon”; done means those phrases parse successfully while the existing examples continue to work.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100