[ python-Bugs-1087216 ] datetime module documentation missing critical detail

[SourceForge.net]

Bugs item #1087216, was opened at 2004-12-17 13:22
Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter
You can respond by visiting: 
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1087216&group_id=5470

Category: Documentation
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Mike Meyer (mwm)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: datetime module documentation missing critical detail

Initial Comment:
The datetime documentation - both pydoc and the manual - fail to
specify the arguments used to create a date/time/datetime object. The
manual implies that for date it's date(year, month, day), but that's
about it.

It would be nice if both could be extended to include examples. For date, say:

datetime.date(2004, 12, 25) - create a date object for christmas, 2004.

I can't give examples for time and datetime, because I'm not sure what
the format is.



----------------------------------------------------------------------

You can respond by visiting: 
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1087216&group_id=5470