ANN: mxDateTime Package - Version 1.3.0

[M.-A. Lemburg]

ANNOUNCING:

                     mxDateTime Version 1.3.0

           A Python Extension Package providing generic
                         Date/Time Types

WHAT IT IS:

mxDateTime is an extension package that provides three new object
types, DateTime, DateTimeDelta and RelativeDateTime, which let you
store and handle date/time values in a much more natural way than by
using Unix ticks (seconds since 1.1.70 0:00 UTC;  the encoding used by
the time module). You can add, subtract and even multiply instances,
pickle and copy them and convert the results to strings, COM dates,
ticks and some other more esoteric values. In addition, there are
several convenient construtors, formatters and parsers at hand to
greatly simplify dealing with dates and times in real-world applications.

In addition to providing an easy-to-use Python interface the package
also exports a comfortable C API interface for other extensions to
build upon. This is especially interesting for database applications
which often have to deal with date/time values (the mxODBC package
is one example of an extension using this interface).

WHAT'S NEW ?

Version 1.3.0 finally gets the Julian Day Number calculations
right, fixes some minor bugs and adds a new submodule NIST.
This module lets you access the NIST atomic clocks via the
Internet. It supports a calibration mode in which the CPU clock
is used with a calibration offset in order to reduce call delays
due to the Internet lookups.

There is also a new experimental RelativeDateTimeDiff() constructor
that calculates relative time differences, i.e. instead of returning
the difference in seconds, it uses the RelativeDateTime notations
of years, months, days, etc.

WHERE CAN I GET IT ?

The full documentation and instructions for downloading and installing
can be found at:

        http://starship.skyport.net/~lemburg/mxDateTime.html

WHAT DOES IT COST ?

It comes with a Python-style license, but is otherwise free for
commercial and non-commercial use.

WHERE CAN I GET SUPPORT ?

I amd offering commercial support for this package through
Python Professional Services Inc. (http://www.pythonpros.com).
Look on their support pages for details or contact me directly.

REFERENCE:

<P><A HREF="http://starship.skyport.net/~lemburg/mxDateTime.html>
mxDateTime 1.3.0</A> - Generic Date/Time Types. (11-May-1999)

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Marc-Andre Lemburg
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