[Numpy-discussion] datetime64 y2k38 bug

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On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Charles R Harris
<charlesr.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Charles R Harris
> <charlesr.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Benjamin Root <ben.root at ou.edu> wrote:
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>>> I was working on adding some test cases in numpy for the argmin/max
>>> functions with some datetime64s.  I found that on my 32-bit machine, it
>>> fails to parse a date past the Y2.038k date.  I find this odd because the
>>> datetime is supposed to be 64-bits, but I guess there is some arch-dependent
>>> code somewhere?
>>>
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>> I think that is actually POSIX for the time_t structure. Which is not to
>> say it's good ;) Google UNIX Year 2038 problem. ISTR reading recently that
>> there is a movement afoot to fix the time_t structure on 32 bit machines for
>> Linux. You've got to wonder, what were the POSIX people thinking?
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> See comments here.

<OT>

Thanks for the entertaining link

"
I think it's still perfectly valid to say "you're a moron,
and we need to fix it"
"
(just a quote, doesn't apply to the python community)

Josef

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