[Python-Dev] PEP 418: Add monotonic clock

Tue Mar 27 19:35:06 CEST 2012

Yury Selivanov wrote:
> On 2012年03月27日, at 9:23 AM, Nick Coghlan wrote:
>>> time.try_monotonic() # Monotonic is preferred, but non-monotonic
>> presents a tolerable risk
>> This function seems unnecessary. It's easy to implement it when
> required in your application, hence I don't think it is worth
> adding to the stdlib.

If I understood Nick correctly, time.try_monotonic() is /for/ the 
stdlib. If others want to make use of it, fine. If others want to make 
their own fallback mechanism, also fine.
~Ethan~