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search_dates : Issues paring dates with period

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Description

search_dates is having issues with sentence splitting in _sentence_split link

This issue is common in many issues masked here referred as related issue 1.

Returns broken results limited by period (.) like 26.09.2019

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Research direction

Start in dateparser/languages/locale.py at _sentence_split and reproduce the search_dates case with 26.09.2019. Compare the behavior with the related issue discussion linked in the report; done means period-separated dates are returned correctly rather than as broken results.

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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
45/100

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