FrankWierzbicki is leading the implementation of the datetime module.
Background
Python 2.3 introduced a new module datetime.
Since this module is implemented in C, it would be nice to have a Java implementation for Jython. A pure Python implementation of datetime can be found at
I plan on using this implementation extensively as the Java version is developed. If it turns out that a Java implementation is infeasible or will take too long, we could always fall back on using this module directly.
My original plan was to write the entire module in Java, using zxDateTime for guidance
However, after reading this addition by BrianZimmer to JythonModulesInJava:
My new approach is borrowed slightly from CPython where it's very common to write a C library, a straight wrapper and then a Pythonic wrapper. In Jython, the first two steps are really one so the development effort is significantly simplified. Writing a wrapper in Python offers the dual benefits of being easy to maintain and refactor as well as requiring less development time.
And after discussing it with Brian, I've re-thought that approach, and I now plan to start with the pure python datetime and replace the date related code with java.util.Calendar code.
Design
Python Class (from pure Python implementation)
Strategy
timexxx
I think this is just a placeholder for something in C...
timedelta
For now I plan to leave this alone, though this may be a place where a Java reimplementation may give a performance boost.
date
Replace most logic with java.util.Catalog code.
tzinfo
This is an abstract class, a wrapper so that java.util.TimeZone could be used would be nice
time
Leave as is for now, but review later
datetime
Replace most logic with java.util.Catalog code.
Discussion
FrankWierzbicki 2005年02月13日
For the short term I plan to use the Python unit tests as the absolute definition of the datetime module, and will not try to go beyond the CPython implementation. This means (for example) that dates will be limited to 1-9999AD, because that is what the CPython unit tests expect. Even though java.util.Calendar does not have this limitation, I will enforce it. This may change once Jython starts to catch up with the leading edge of CPython development and we can productively review the unit tests themselves.
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Might Joda Time come in handy?
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Joda Time is interesting but we should look to minimize Jython's dependencies.