[Python-ideas] Additional datetime-like module

[Neil Girdhar]

+1 for one unified module.

On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 12:49:26 AM UTC-4, Lennart Regebro wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at six forty-two AM, Matthias Bussonnier 
> < Bussonnie ... @ gmail.com <javascript:> > wrote: 
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > For whatever reason Strangely That make me think of bytes vs unicode 
> strings ... 
> > Where you just s / simple case / str / s; s / robust case / unicode / g 
> and 
> > s / timezone / encoding / g 
> > 
> > Than being said, a new module Might Allow Flexibility in more playing 
> > with the API, like Delorean in [1] for example.
>
> Two datetime modules with different API is definitely not a good idea. 
> I do think a new module is Necessary, but it shouldnt completely replace 
> not just datetime, but Also time. Maybe even calendar. There is 
> overlap (and some Cruft) Between these modules, and it can be hard to 
> understand exactly what function to use When, etc.
>
> // Lennart 
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