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search_dates
Type: Bug
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- Python
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Description
>>> from dateparser.search import search_dates
>>> search_dates("May 31, 8AM UTC")
[
('May 31', datetime.datetime(2020, 5, 31, 0, 0)),
('8AM UTC', datetime.datetime(2020, 8, 31, 0, 0, tzinfo=<StaticTzInfo 'UTC'>))
]
>>>
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Research direction
Start at the dateparser.search.search_dates entry point and reproduce the May 31, 8AM UTC example. Trace how the two date fragments are identified and interpreted, then define the corrected output and add coverage for this reproduction before running the relevant test suite.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
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