[Python-Dev] float atime/mtime/ctime - a bad idea?

2002年10月16日 09:06:16 -0400

>>>>> "GvR" == Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:

 GvR> In this particular case, I think having a global flag should
 GvR> be good enough. We can easily rig the standard library not
 GvR> to depend on its value. It should be settable by calling a
 GvR> function, e.g.
 GvR> os.stat_times(int)
 GvR> or
 GvR> os.stat_times(float)
 GvR> If you think passing the actual type objects is too cute, we
 GvR> can call it stat_float_times() and pass a bool.
So then why not just make this an optional argument flag on the
os.stat() call itself? That way you could migrate some code at a
different rate than other code (a global flag might be fine for your
application, but break some 3rd party library you're using).
-Barry