Why can't timedeltas be divided?

[Robert Kern]

Maric Michaud wrote:
> Le Jeudi 25 Mai 2006 00:07, Dan Bishop a écrit :
> 
>>If I try to write something like:
>>
>>    num_weeks = time_diff / datetime.timedelta(days=7)
> 
> because it has no meaning,

Yes, it does.

> what you want is :
> 
> num_weeks = time_diff.days / 7
> or
> num_weeks = (time_diff / 7).days

Uh, no. Besides the integer division problem in your first line, keep in mind
that the .days attribute does not give you the time interval measured in days.
It gives you the number of *whole* days in the interval. The first method will
be incorrect if time_diff is not an even multiple of 1 day. The latter will be
incorrect if time_diff is not an even multiple of 7 days.

-- 
Robert Kern

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