[Python-Dev] Questions for the PEP 418: monotonic vs steady, is_adjusted (original) (raw)

Paul Moore p.f.moore at gmail.com
Sat Apr 14 11:02:33 CEST 2012


On 14 April 2012 06:41, Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen at xemacs.org> wrote:

 A clock can be accurate in measuring duration even though it is not accurate in measuring the point in time. [It's hard to see how the opposite could be true.]

Pedantic point: A clock that is stepped (say, by NTP) is precisely one that is accurate in measuring the point in time (that's what stepping is for) but not in measuring duration.

Paul.



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