[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.592,1.593

tim_one@users.sourceforge.net tim_one@users.sourceforge.net
Thu, 02 Jan 2003 13:28:10 -0800


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv18654/python/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
The tzinfo methods utcoffset() and dst() must return a timedelta object 
(or None) now.  In 2.3a1 they could also return an int or long, but that 
was an unhelpfully redundant leftover from an earlier version wherein 
they couldn't return a timedelta.  TOOWTDI.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.592
retrieving revision 1.593
diff -C2 -d -r1.592 -r1.593
*** NEWS	2 Jan 2003 20:51:05 -0000	1.592
--- NEWS	2 Jan 2003 21:28:07 -0000	1.593
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*** 28,34 ****
  
    In dt.asdatetime(tz), if tz.utcoffset(dt) returns a duration,
!   ValueError is raised of tz.dst(dt) returns None (2.3a1 treated it
    as 0 instead).
!   
  Library
  -------
--- 28,39 ----
  
    In dt.asdatetime(tz), if tz.utcoffset(dt) returns a duration,
!   ValueError is raised if tz.dst(dt) returns None (2.3a1 treated it
    as 0 instead).
! 
!   The tzinfo methods utcoffset() and dst() must return a timedelta object 
!   (or None) now.  In 2.3a1 they could also return an int or long, but that 
!   was an unhelpfully redundant leftover from an earlier version wherein 
!   they couldn't return a timedelta.  TOOWTDI.
! 
  Library
  -------