[DB-SIG] ODMG Date/time classes

[Christian Egli]

>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Fulton <jim.fulton@digicool.com> writes:

  Jim> As promised, I'm providing skeleton python classes that
  Jim> describe the interfaces to the standard date-time related types
  Jim> defined by the Object Data Management Group (ODMG) standard.  I
  Jim> beleave these are based on possibly SQL standards, although I
  Jim> can't provide a reference.

  Jim> I prefer this interface to the interface proposed by
  Jim> M.-A. Lemburg because:

  Jim>   - It is a standard,
  
  Jim>   - It handles time zones in a reasonable minimal manner,

  Jim>   - It provides for separation of date, time, and interval,

  Jim>   - It supports date/time arithmetic,

  Jim>   - It provides information hiding (the implementation is not
  Jim> exposed)

I like it.

My only question is: What can I do to get an implementation happening?

-- 
Christian Egli
Switching Test Solutions AG, Friesenbergstr. 75, CH-8055 Zuerich

                                       

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