[Python-Dev] time functions

[Guido van Rossum]

> thomas wrote:
> > - Making the time in time.strftime default to 'now', so that the above
> >   becomes the ever so slightly confusing:
> > 
> >   timestr = time.strftime("<format>")
> >   (confusing because it looks a bit like a regexp constructor...)
> 
> where "now" is local time, I assume?
> 
> since you're assuming a time zone, you could make it accept
> an integer as well...

What would the integer mean?

> > - Making the time in time.asctime and time.ctime optional, defaulting to
> >   'now', so you can just call 'time.ctime()' without having to pass
> >   time.time() (which are about half the calls in my own code :)
> 
> same here.

Same what here?  "now" == local time, sure.  But accept an integer?
It already accepts an integer!

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