On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Antoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net> wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jan 2015 09:42:16 +1100 Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
So what? Again, the values wouldn't change in Python. It would only be the PostgreSQL mapping that would change.
infinity times would be useful outside of the PostgreSQL mapping.
Adding infinities to the datetime module would probably be possible but
someone has to figure out the arithmetic rules. Do we need "not a time" when adding infinity to -infinity?
not_a_timedelta, I suppose, or simply disallow it. But if you do allow it -- then following the rules for floating point inf, -inf, and NaN would make sense. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception Chris.Barker@noaa.gov