[Python-Dev] datetime +/- scalars (int, long, float)?

[Guido van Rossum]

> Would it be good to allow adding/subtracting scalars (int, long, float) 
> to/from date/times?  The scalar value would be # of seconds.
> 
> So:
> 	dt = datetime() # some date/time
> 	dt + 5   # would add 5 seconds
> 	dt + 5.3 # would add 5 seconds 300000 usecs

Yes, I think so.  Timedelta should also support this, I believe.
Thanks for the patch!  Of course, the test suite needs to be augmented
too.

BTW, we prefer comments and edits to the Wiki over the mailing list:

http://www.zope.org/Members/fdrake/DateTimeWiki/FrontPage

I've added this already.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)