[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.4 -> 3.5): merge from 3.4
senthil.kumaran
python-checkins at python.org
Sun Jan 3 04:04:12 EST 2016
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/3b7a7ea1214c
changeset: 99763:3b7a7ea1214c
branch: 3.5
parent: 99758:ded1336bff49
parent: 99762:fae779a811ec
user: Senthil Kumaran <senthil at uthcode.com>
date: Sun Jan 03 00:43:23 2016 -0800
summary:
merge from 3.4
Issue21221 - Explain the usage of tm_isdst attribute of mktime, with valid
values and meaning.
Patch contributed by Andrew Scheller.
files:
Doc/library/time.rst | 8 +++++---
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/library/time.rst b/Doc/library/time.rst
--- a/Doc/library/time.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/time.rst
@@ -555,9 +555,11 @@
+-------+-------------------+---------------------------------+
Note that unlike the C structure, the month value is a range of [1, 12], not
- [0, 11]. A ``-1`` argument as the daylight
- savings flag, passed to :func:`mktime` will usually result in the correct
- daylight savings state to be filled in.
+ [0, 11].
+
+ In calls to :func:`mktime`, :attr:`tm_isdst` may be set to 1 when daylight
+ savings time is in effect, and 0 when it is not. A value of -1 indicates that
+ this is not known, and will usually result in the correct state being filled in.
When a tuple with an incorrect length is passed to a function expecting a
:class:`struct_time`, or having elements of the wrong type, a
--
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