[Python-checkins] r53454 - python/trunk/Doc/lib/libtime.tex

[brett.cannon]

Author: brett.cannon
Date: Mon Jan 15 20:12:08 2007
New Revision: 53454

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/lib/libtime.tex
Log:
Add a note for strptime that just because strftime supports some extra
directive that is not documented that strptime will as well.


Modified: python/trunk/Doc/lib/libtime.tex
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/lib/libtime.tex	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/lib/libtime.tex	Mon Jan 15 20:12:08 2007
@@ -324,6 +324,12 @@
 it is platform-specific except for recognizing UTC and GMT which are
 always known (and are considered to be non-daylight savings
 timezones).
+
+Only the directives specified in the documentation are supported.  Because
+\code{strftime()} is implemented per platform it can sometimes offer more
+directives than those listed.  But \code{strptime()} is independent of any
+platform and thus does not necessarily support all directives available that
+are not documented as supported.
 \end{funcdesc}
 
 \begin{datadesc}{struct_time}