scrapinghub / scrapinghub/dateparser
Unable to parse date with UTC offset
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Type: Bug
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- Python
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Description
Dateparser is unable to parse this string: Fri Jan 26 16:32:21 +0000 2018
>>> import dateparser
>>> foo = dateparser.parse('Fri Jan 26 16:32:21 +0000 2018')
>>> print(foo)
None
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Research direction
Reproduce the failure with the provided Python dateparser.parse snippet, then trace how the parser handles the UTC offset in the input string. Done means the string parses successfully instead of returning None, with coverage for this input to prevent regression.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100