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Add support for month abbreviations in search_dates
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Description
I know it's not the latest version, but nothing in the changelog indicates this behavior should be different on 1.0.0.
Python 3.8.0 (default, Oct 25 2019, 13:23:36)
>>> dateparser.__version__
'0.7.6'
>>> from dateparser.search import search_dates
>>> search_dates("31 Jul. 1999")
[('31 Jul', datetime.datetime(2020, 7, 31, 0, 0)), ('1999', datetime.datetime(1999, 7, 31, 0, 0))]
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Research direction
Start by running the supplied Python reproduction and reading the search_dates entry point. Trace how the abbreviated month in “31 Jul. 1999” is interpreted, then verify that it produces one correct date result rather than separate partial matches.
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- Tech stack
- python
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- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
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