[Numpy-discussion] Datetime again

[Chris Barker]

>
> > I was thinking elapsed time. Nanoseconds can be rather crude for that
> > depending on the measurement.
>


>  Wouldn't the user just keep elapsed time as a
> count, or floating point number, in whatever units the instrument spits
> out?  Why does it need to be treated in a different way from any other
> numeric data?  We don't have special types for length.


I've wondered about this since np.datetime was first introduced. I know I
have no need for better than second precision. Not that other's don't have
that need, but is there even a single use-case of someone wanting nano, or
sub-nanosecond precision and dates and calendar functionality in one array?

-Chris


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