[issue2736] datetime needs and "epoch" method

David Fraser report at bugs.python.org
Mon Nov 24 19:09:28 CET 2008


David Fraser <davidf at sjsoft.com> added the comment:

----- "STINNER Victor" <report at bugs.python.org> wrote:

> STINNER Victor <victor.stinner at haypocalc.com> added the comment:
> 
> Timedelta formats:
> 
> (a) Win64: 64 bits unsigned integer, number of 1/10 microsecond
>  - file format: Microsoft Word document (.doc), ASF video (.asf)
> 
> (b) 64 bits float, number of seconds
>  - file format: AMF metadata used in Flash video (.flv)

There are also the PyWinTime objects returned by PythonWin COM calls which are basically FILETIMEs
I don't have time to get the details now but I recently submitted a patch to make them work with milliseconds - see http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2209864&group_id=78018&atid=551954 (yes I know this is a bit off-topic here)

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