scrapinghub / scrapinghub/dateparser

Shortened Hebrew months are not parsed

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Type: Bug - Language
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Description

When the date uses the full month name (i.e. "June"):

# works correctly
>>> parse('1 ביוני 2014')
datetime.datetime(2014, 6, 1, 0, 0)

But when using a shortened month name (i.e. "Aug."):

>>> parse('31 באוג׳ 2014') is None
True

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the full and shortened Hebrew month examples from the issue, then trace how Hebrew month names are recognized. Done means the shortened form parses to the same expected datetime as the full month name.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
localization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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