[Python-Dev] Epoch and Platform (original) (raw)

Curt Hagenlocher curt at hagenlocher.org
Tue Jun 17 20:09:13 CEST 2008

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Curt Hagenlocher <curt at hagenlocher.org> wrote:

There's no real urgency. The reason this came up is because I just implemented zlib, which automatically enabled the gzip unit tests. The gzip tests are failing because the current timestamp can't be written as a 32-bit value. Why is that? Is it because your epoch is different? If so, I would much prefer the epoch to be 1970. (Maybe this is the resolution you're seeking?)

Yes! Except that I was hoping for something a little stronger, like "the epoch must be 1970" or "the epoch can be anything you want, but you're utterly retarded if you pick something other than 1970". But I'll definitely settle for "much prefer". :)

Thanks, -Curt

-- Curt Hagenlocher curt at hagenlocher.org

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