[Patches] [ python-Patches-474274 ] Pure Python strptime() (PEP 42)

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Patches item #474274, was opened at 2001-10-23 23:15
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Category: Modules
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Brett Cannon (bcannon)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Pure Python strptime() (PEP 42)

Initial Comment:
The attached file contains a pure Python version of
strptime().  It attempts to operate as much like
time.strptime() within reason.  Where vagueness or
obvious platform dependence existed, I tried to
standardize and be reasonable.

PEP 42 makes a request for a portable, consistent
version of time.strptime():

- Add a portable implementation of time.strptime() that
works in
      clearly defined ways on all platforms.

This module attempts to close that feature request.

The code has been tested thoroughly by myself as well
as some other people who happened to have caught the
post I made to c.l.p a while back and used the module.

It is available at the Python Cookbook
(http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/56036).
 It has been approved by the editors there and thus is
listed as approved.  It is also being considered for
inclusion in the book (thanks, Alex, for encouraging
this submission).

A PyUnit testing suite for the module is available at
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bac/Askewed_Thoughts/HTML/code/index.php3#strptime
along with the code for the function itself.
Localization has been handled in a modular way using
regexes.  All of it is self-explanatory in the doc
strings.  It is very straight-forward to include your
own localization settings or modify the two languages
included in the module  (English and Swedish).

If the code needs to have its license changed, I am
quite happy to do it (I have already given the OK to
the Python Cookbook).

-Brett Cannon

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>Comment By: Neil Schemenauer (nascheme)
Date: 2002-03-23 22:41

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I'm pretty sure this code needs a different license before
it can be accepted.  The current license contains the
"BSD advertising clause".  See
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html.



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