[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #128164] time.localtime(-5.0) -> IOError (errno=22)

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Bug #128164, was updated on 2001-Jan-09 06:33
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Windows
Status: Closed
Resolution: Invalid
Bug Group: Platform-specific
Priority: 5
Submitted by: digulla
Assigned to : gvanrossum
Summary: time.localtime(-5.0) -> IOError (errno=22)

Details: Try this:

	import time
	time.localtime (-5.0)

This returns (1969, 12, 31, 23, 59, 55, 2, 365, 0) on Unix and throws an
IOError on Windows. Positive values do work. NOTE: If your TZ is !=
GMT/UTC, then you may have to use larger negative values. Try until you get
a year < 1970.

Follow-Ups:

Date: 2001-Jan-09 06:39
By: gvanrossum

Comment:
Doesn't look like a bug to me.  The time module only deals in times since
1/1/1970.  What it does for negative values is undefined.

(Why does it bother you?)

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