Comments on: Relativity of time – shortcomings in Python datetime, and workaround http://blog.mfabrik.com/2008/06/30/relativity-of-time-shortcomings-in-python-datetime-and-workaround/ Freedom delivered. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:27:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: naxa http://blog.mfabrik.com/2008/06/30/relativity-of-time-shortcomings-in-python-datetime-and-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-3266 naxa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:52:33 +0000 http://blog.redinnovation.com/?p=47#comment-3266 I think it's the same issue as http://bugs.python.org/issue1553577 it's closed becouse based on a comment, it is not a bug actually. What do you think? I think it’s the same issue as
http://bugs.python.org/issue1553577
it’s closed becouse based on a comment, it is not a bug actually. What do you think?

]]> By: Ben http://blog.mfabrik.com/2008/06/30/relativity-of-time-shortcomings-in-python-datetime-and-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-3078 Ben Wed, 26 May 2010 08:05:50 +0000 http://blog.redinnovation.com/?p=47#comment-3078 Also not sure if the Java guys got it right, although they didn't get it as hilariously wrong as Python. What we really need is a Python equivalent for Java's jodatime libraries - which are about as good as it gets in terms of date handling libraries. I think what bothers me is that most responses to questions about timezone handling in Python seem to brush away the issue - the worst case being that the documentation states that UTC is equivalent to GMT. Also not sure if the Java guys got it right, although they didn’t get it as hilariously wrong as Python. What we really need is a Python equivalent for Java’s jodatime libraries – which are about as good as it gets in terms of date handling libraries.

I think what bothers me is that most responses to questions about timezone handling in Python seem to brush away the issue – the worst case being that the documentation states that UTC is equivalent to GMT.

]]> By: chobas.com’s blog » Blog Archive » Labor Day http://blog.mfabrik.com/2008/06/30/relativity-of-time-shortcomings-in-python-datetime-and-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 chobas.com’s blog » Blog Archive » Labor Day Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:35:00 +0000 http://blog.redinnovation.com/?p=47#comment-1028 [...] Doubly fail if you silently throw away timezone information, or well you can just read this and this. At least I’m not the only [...] [...] Doubly fail if you silently throw away timezone information, or well you can just read this and this. At least I’m not the only [...]

]]> By: Steven http://blog.mfabrik.com/2008/06/30/relativity-of-time-shortcomings-in-python-datetime-and-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Steven Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:54:46 +0000 http://blog.redinnovation.com/?p=47#comment-683 Bravo. Great blog on an annoying topic. Thanks for the fix too. Not so sure that the Java guys got it right first time. Count the number of deprecated methods in class Date. Also, I like it when object names (Class names) represent "real" things. What on earth is an instance of GregorianCalendar. I thought that would be a singleton: there is only one GregorianCalendar. In this context the Joda package is worth a look. Thanks again for the very helpful blog Bravo. Great blog on an annoying topic. Thanks for the fix too.

Not so sure that the Java guys got it right first time. Count the number of deprecated methods in class Date. Also, I like it when object names (Class names) represent “real” things. What on earth is an instance of GregorianCalendar. I thought that would be a singleton: there is only one GregorianCalendar. In this context the Joda package is worth a look.

Thanks again for the very helpful blog

]]> By: kenboo http://blog.mfabrik.com/2008/06/30/relativity-of-time-shortcomings-in-python-datetime-and-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-504 kenboo Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:24:17 +0000 http://blog.redinnovation.com/?p=47#comment-504 thanks for the article, and the fixed_datetime. I too was so tired of Python's datetime class lacking proper time zone support. thanks for the article, and the fixed_datetime. I too was so tired of Python’s datetime class lacking proper time zone support.

]]> By: wcyee http://blog.mfabrik.com/2008/06/30/relativity-of-time-shortcomings-in-python-datetime-and-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-402 wcyee Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:10:53 +0000 http://blog.redinnovation.com/?p=47#comment-402 "If only someone could persuade Python devs to add something similar to the standard library…" Have you brought this up on the python or python dev list? It certainly sounds like something they would (or should) consider ... “If only someone could persuade Python devs to add something similar to the standard library…”

Have you brought this up on the python or python dev list? It certainly sounds like something they would (or should) consider …

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