[Python-Dev] float atime/mtime/ctime - a bad idea?

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "MvL" == Martin v Loewis <martin@v.loewis.de> writes:

    >> +1 on the latter idea.  Since the st_mtime, st_atime, and
    >> st_ctime attributes, and the tuple-ish API are documented as
    >> returning ints, I think you shouldn't change that.  Provide
    >> different field names for float values, e.g. f_mtime, f_ctime,
    >> f_atime, or maybe just mtime, atime, and ctime... ?

    MvL> The previous suggestion was st_mtimef, st_ctimef, ...

Names which differ by one character at the end of the name are error
prone, IME.  Plus it makes stuff like dabbrev-expand harder to use. :)

-Barry