Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.python > #69228

Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant)

Path csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.tele.dk!feed118.news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
X-Original-To python-list@python.org
Delivered-To python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status OK 0.014
X-Spam-Evidence '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'from:addr:ethan': 0.09; 'from:addr:stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'from:name:ethan furman': 0.09; 'message-id:@stoneleaf.us': 0.09; '~ethan~': 0.09; 'suggest': 0.14; 'be:': 0.16; 'comma': 0.16; 'devs': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'sign;': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'discussion': 0.18; 'header:User- Agent:1': 0.23; 'issue,': 0.24; 'tracker': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'probably': 0.32; 'core': 0.34; "i'd": 0.34; 'subject: (': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'doing': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'so,': 0.37; 'lists.': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'that,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'either': 0.39; 'received:173': 0.61; 'show': 0.63; 'received:69.56': 0.68; 'day': 0.76; 'balance,': 0.84
Date Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:04:00 -0700
From Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
User-Agent Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:16.0) Gecko/20121010 Thunderbird/16.0.1
MIME-Version 1.0
To python-list@python.org
Subject Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant)
References <roy-142548.20582725032014@news.panix.com> <mailman.8593.1395876355.18130.python-list@python.org> <53336df8$0$29994$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <lh0u51$dj8$1@news.albasani.net> <mailman.8613.1395917059.18130.python-list@python.org> <lh11s1$kj3$1@news.albasani.net> <CAPTjJmqbD_QYU4P5eQLmdnHcHFzr2w0HfF6JuEuRgMbU2oWx=g@mail.gmail.com> <lh2444$u2k$1@ger.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To <lh2444$u2k$1@ger.gmane.org>
Content-Type text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding 7bit
X-AntiAbuse This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report
X-AntiAbuse Primary Hostname - gator3304.hostgator.com
X-AntiAbuse Original Domain - python.org
X-AntiAbuse Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12]
X-AntiAbuse Sender Address Domain - stoneleaf.us
X-BWhitelist no
X-Source-IP 173.12.184.233
X-Source
X-Source-Args
X-Source-Dir
X-Source-Sender ([173.12.184.233]) [173.12.184.233]:60522
X-Source-Auth ethan+stoneleaf.us
X-Email-Count 1
X-Source-Cap dG9idWs7dG9idWs7Z2F0b3IzMzA0Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20=
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.8642.1395966389.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink)
Lines 26
NNTP-Posting-Host 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace 1395966389 news.xs4all.nl 2830 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:55119
X-Complaints-To abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref csiph.com comp.lang.python:69228

Show key headers only | View raw

On 03/27/2014 02:10 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 3/27/2014 7:42 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>
>> In any case... what I'd suggest would be opening a tracker issue, or
>> discussing this on python-ideas, and seeing what core devs think of
>> the matter. I think that, on balance, it's probably better to show the
>> whole thing with the same sign; but should it be:
>
> Before doing so, I suggest looking for the design discussion either on the tracker or in python-ideas or py-dev lists.
>
>>--> str(datetime.timedelta(-1, -1))
>> '-1 day, 00:00:01'
>>
>> or should the hyphen be repeated:
>>
>>--> str(datetime.timedelta(-1, -1))
>> '-1 day, -00:00:01'
>
> '-(1 day, 00:00:01)' should be unambiguous.

Or change the comma to an and:

'-1 day and 00:00:01'

--
~Ethan~

Back to comp.lang.python | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-03-25 20:58 -0400
  Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-03-25 18:19 -0700
  Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-03-26 09:27 +0000
  Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> - 2014-03-26 08:37 -0500
    Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-03-26 08:04 -0700
      Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> - 2014-03-26 10:39 -0500
        Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-26 17:58 +0200
          Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> - 2014-03-26 11:34 -0500
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-26 19:13 +0200
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-03-26 19:12 +0000
              Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-03-27 07:06 +1100
      Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-03-26 11:50 -0400
  Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2014-03-26 15:02 +0100
    Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-26 16:43 +0200
  Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 01:12 +1100
    Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-03-27 11:08 +1300
  Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-03-26 19:25 -0400
    Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-27 00:16 +0000
      Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 12:28 +1100
        Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-03-26 21:38 -0400
          Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-03-27 08:40 +0000
      Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2014-03-27 03:56 +0000
      Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2014-03-27 11:22 +0100
        Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 21:44 +1100
          Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2014-03-27 12:05 +0100
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 22:33 +1100
          Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2014-03-27 12:25 +0100
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 22:42 +1100
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> - 2014-03-27 06:56 -0500
              Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-27 16:04 +0200
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 23:20 +1100
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> - 2014-03-27 08:01 -0500
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-03-27 17:10 -0400
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-03-27 17:04 -0700
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-03-27 21:46 -0400
              Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-03-27 21:59 -0400
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-03-27 22:24 -0400
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 14:03 +1100
          Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-03-27 08:52 -0400
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2014-03-27 15:12 +0100
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 01:15 +1100
            Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-27 23:41 +0000
              Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-03-27 20:29 -0400
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-03-28 11:43 +1100
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-28 11:11 +0000
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-03-28 08:30 -0400
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-28 15:10 +0200
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-29 00:19 +1100
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-03-28 09:22 -0400
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 06:30 -0700
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-29 00:32 +1100
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-03-28 09:20 -0400
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-28 16:34 +0200
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-28 14:35 +0000
                Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-29 02:25 +1100
  Re: YADTR (Yet Another DateTime Rant) Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-03-26 16:33 -0700

csiph-web