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

2002年10月16日 09:07:23 -0400

>>>>> "MvL" == Martin v Loewis <martin@v.loewis.de> writes:

 >> +1 on the latter idea. Since the st_mtime, st_atime, and
 >> st_ctime attributes, and the tuple-ish API are documented as
 >> returning ints, I think you shouldn't change that. Provide
 >> different field names for float values, e.g. f_mtime, f_ctime,
 >> f_atime, or maybe just mtime, atime, and ctime... ?
 MvL> The previous suggestion was st_mtimef, st_ctimef, ...
Names which differ by one character at the end of the name are error
prone, IME. Plus it makes stuff like dabbrev-expand harder to use. :)
-Barry