pep proposal : A date object for the standard library

[Greg Ewing]

Kragen Sitaker wrote:
> 
> Given that Python has arbitrary-precision integers, it might be best
> to just use them.

Indeed. If the unit is small enough, floating point isn't
really necessary, and using Python longs would eliminate
any upper limit on the range.

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