[Python-Dev] Rename time.steady(strict=True) to time.monotonic()? (original) (raw)
Victor Stinner victor.stinner at gmail.com
Sat Mar 24 11:37:07 CET 2012
- Previous message: [Python-Dev] Rename time.steady(strict=True) to time.monotonic()?
- Next message: [Python-Dev] Rename time.steady(strict=True) to time.monotonic()?
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
- time.monotonic(): monotonic clock, its speed may or may not be adjusted by NTP but it only goes forward, may raise an OSError - time.steady(): monotonic clock or the realtime clock, depending on what is available on the platform (use monotonic in priority). may be adjusted by NTP or the system administrator, may go backward.
I am surprised that a clock with the name time.steady() has a looser definition than one called time.monotonic(). To my mind a steady clock is by definition monotonic but a monotonic one may or may not be steady.
Do you suggest another name?
Victor
- Previous message: [Python-Dev] Rename time.steady(strict=True) to time.monotonic()?
- Next message: [Python-Dev] Rename time.steady(strict=True) to time.monotonic()?
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]