[nylug-talk] Python time zones

[Peter C. Norton]

On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 05:29:51PM -0500, H. G. wrote:
> Is it too naive to convert to the Unix Epoch time, do the arithmetic, then
> convert back?

Depending on the situation, this can be the wrong thing. A unix
timestamp/epoch time does run out. So if you want to calculate a
30-year mortgage in 2009 on a 32-bit system, you definetely want
something that will make sure that time_t won't wrap in 2038.

-Peter

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