A question about time

[Grant Edwards]

On 2005-06-09, Grant Edwards <grante at visi.com> wrote:
> On 2005-06-09, Jan Danielsson <jan.danielsson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> In C, I would do this:
>>
>> server.invalidUntil = time(NULL) + 5*60; // five minute delay
>
> In Python, I would do this:
>
> server.invalidUntil = time.time() + 5*60  # five minute delay
>
>> ..and the check:
>>
>> if(time(NULL) > server.invalidUtil)
>> {
>>    // use server
>> }
>
> if time() > server.invalidUntil:
>     # user server

Um, that should have been

  if time.time() > server.invalidUntil:
      # use server

>> So the whole thing very simple...
>
> Yup.

Not quite simple enough that I could get it right the first time.

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