Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <python.list@tim.thechases.com>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.017
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'transform': 0.07; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'repeated': 0.09; 'subject:extra': 0.09; '-tkc': 0.16; 'from:addr:python.list': 0.16; 'from:addr:tim.thechases.com': 0.16; 'from:name:tim chase': 0.16; 'igor': 0.16; 'subject:variable': 0.16; ':-)': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'tim': 0.29; 'chase': 0.31; 'but': 0.35; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.38; 'subject:" ': 0.39; 'delete': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'healthy': 0.61; 'skip:* 10': 0.61; 'back': 0.62; 'reach': 0.63; 'received:50.22': 0.84
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 13:23:26 -0600
From: Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com>
To: python-list@python.org
Subject: Re: Eliminate "extra" variable
In-Reply-To: <l82g7t$1o1$1@ger.gmane.org>
References: <CA+FnnTzDjRzU65+VWnOwxfVR9FGMDgHLLmLEDOoGE0BMCptzEw@mail.gmail.com> <52A25D94.9040404@islandtraining.com> <CA+FnnTxxJc2J1SF0UHXo1DkZPdN0W5iWhOgBYzfbW1T0GtaSgg@mail.gmail.com> <CA+FnnTzBYp5Fvy1ohCySLitbL21+hHdfur9=oF4TM+Skeu-XJw@mail.gmail.com> <CA+FnnTzkHYNN_rgLaaXwvod9qGhetXRy+3v96+5+wEyhCq0LwA@mail.gmail.com> <CA+FnnTwZ3aF++ZzaAJzG0Y98usfLTge0KTzj14LfqDgh1OnsZQ@mail.gmail.com> <20131208125823.241112db@bigbox.christie.dr> <l82g7t$1o1$1@ger.gmane.org>
X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.1 (GTK+ 2.24.10; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report
X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - boston.accountservergroup.com
X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org
X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12]
X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tim.thechases.com
X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: boston.accountservergroup.com: authenticated_id: tim@thechases.com
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.3741.1386530532.18130.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 20
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1386530532 news.xs4all.nl 2841 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48552
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:61321

On 2013-12-08 19:10, Mark Lawrence wrote:
> On 08/12/2013 18:58, Tim Chase wrote:
> > On 2013-12-07 23:14, Igor Korot wrote:  
> 
> [big snip]
> 
> Whenever I need date manipulations I always reach out to this 
> http://labix.org/python-dateutil

But based on the OP's repeated transformations from date-to-string
and back again, what do you reach for when you want to transform
things *needlessly*?  I recommend the delete key and some healthy
refactoring.  :-)

-tkc