[Python-3000] format and datetime (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Wed Sep 12 20:45:19 CEST 2007


On 9/12/07, skip at pobox.com <skip at pobox.com> wrote:

So, is '%f" okay to coopt? Is there some sort of future-proofing we can do so that if the libc folks decide later to use "%f" for something we're not (mildly) hosed? Maybe "%."? It appears that all strftime codes are one or two letters.

Which ones are two letters?

Given how long strftime has been around I think %f is fine. We may even influence the future of the C library. :-)

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