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Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers

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Date 2012-12-11 19:32 +1100
Subject Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.714.1355214737.29569.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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n Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/11/2012 01:08 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> That sort of statement will get you either amusement or ire, depending
>> on the respondent. From me, amusement, because there are enough
>> "common American date formats" for you to feel you've done a thorough
>> test.
>
> Also what I meant was common "english language" formats.  Such as:
>
> 1 Apr 2013
> April 1, 2013
> Apr 1
> Apr 2013
> 1st of April, 2013
> April of 2013
> 5pm on August 3

Ah! Okay. So, more general than just "different delimiters and such
that you'd find in the USA". Still, it did come across as rather
amusing, worded the way you had it.

ChrisA

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strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-12-10 13:18 -0800
  Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-12-10 13:22 -0800
  Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-12-10 16:36 -0500
    Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-12-11 02:07 +0000
  Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2012-12-10 22:34 -0700
  Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 19:08 +1100
  Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 01:23 -0700
  Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 01:25 -0700
  Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 19:32 +1100
  Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Greg Donald <gdonald@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 02:35 -0600
    Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 06:52 -0800
    Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 06:52 -0800
    Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Marc Christiansen <usenet@solar-empire.de> - 2012-12-11 21:18 +0100
      Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Greg Donald <gdonald@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 23:28 -0600
    Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-12-12 05:05 +0000
      Re: strptime - dates formatted differently on different computers Greg Donald <gdonald@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 23:29 -0600

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