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ISO8601 date format is incorrectly recognized when language is 'de'
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Type: Bug - Language
- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
>>> dateparser.parse('2020-08-06', languages=['de'])
datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 8, 0, 0)
The expected result is
datetime.datetime(2020, 8, 6, 0, 0)
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the dateparser.parse example with languages=['de'] and inspect the date parsing and German-language handling paths. Done means the ISO8601 input '2020-08-06' returns datetime.datetime(2020, 8, 6, 0, 0) while German date parsing remains correct.
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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
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100