scrapinghub / scrapinghub/dateparser

Unable to parse date with offset [Bug]

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Type: Bug
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Description

Parser has failed to parse 2021-09-22 12:30-1030 . with valid format %Y-%m-%d %H:%M%z It raise following exception:

ValueError: Not naive datetime (tzinfo is already set)

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Reproduce the failure using 2021-09-22 12:30-1030 with format %Y-%m-%d %H:%M%z, then trace the dateparser path that handles timezone offsets. Add a regression test for this input and confirm parsing completes without the reported ValueError while preserving the offset.

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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
38/100

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