[Python-ideas] Reduce platform dependence of date and time related functions

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On Tue, Sep 17, 2013, at 12:19, Brett Cannon wrote:
> You also have the issue that if you port strftime then you lose the pure
> Python port of strptime:
> http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/default/Lib/_strptime.py

Why would that make you lose that? I'm not sure I understand.