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Dateparser does not currently recognized Timestamp format

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Description

Dateparser currently does not recognize 'TimeStamp' formats. When parsing through a document sometimes I need to parse 'TimeStamp' formats. Using Dateparser, it currently brings back null values. I suggest incorporating something like the following code to test if it is in TimeStamp format. Something like the example below will help to keep your dateparser format working if values are in a 'TimeStamp' format.

import re
import logging
import dateparser
from dateparser import parse

def dateparser(dt_input): 
        try:
            if "timestamp" in dt_input.lower():
                dt_input = dt_input.split('(')[1][:-1]
                dt_input_parsed = parse(str(dt_input))
                return dt_input_parsed
        except:
            logging.warning(f"No timestamp found in: {dt_input}")

Example:
>>> dateparser("Timestamp('2019-10-19 20:28:35.973000')")
datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 19, 20, 28, 35, 973000)

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Start at the public dateparser.parse entry point and reproduce the reported Timestamp('2019-10-19 20:28:35.973000') example. Trace how the input is handled and add coverage for this format; done means it returns the expected datetime instead of null while preserving existing parsing behavior.

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Issue type
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