[issue13882] Add format argument for time.time(), time.clock(), ... to get a timestamp as a Decimal object

[Alexander Belopolsky]

Alexander Belopolsky <alexander.belopolsky at gmail.com> added the comment:

Can we pick an API for this functionality that does not follow the worst of design anti-patterns?  Constant arguments, varying return type, hidden import, and the list can go on.

What is wrong with simply creating a new module, say "hirestime" with functions called decimal_time(), float_time(), datetime_time() and whatever else you would like.  Let's keep the good old 'time' module simple.

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