[Python-Dev] PEP 418: Add monotonic clock (original) (raw)

Victor Stinner victor.stinner at gmail.com
Tue Mar 27 19:50:35 CEST 2012

steadyclock:

mac = machabsolutetime posix = clockgettime(CLOCKMONOTONIC) win = QueryPerformanceCounter

I read that QueryPerformanceCounter is no so monotonic, and GetTickCount is preferred. Is it true?

highresolutionclock:

* = { steadyclock, if available systemclock, otherwise }

On Windows, I propose to use QueryPerformanceCounter() for time.hires() and GetTickCount() for time.monotonic().

See the PEP for other OSes.

Victor