[Python-Dev] float atime/mtime/ctime - a bad idea?

Skip Montanaro skip@pobox.com
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 13:42:48 -0500


    BAW> Provide different field names for float values, e.g. f_mtime,
    BAW> f_ctime, f_atime, or maybe just mtime, atime, and ctime... ?

    Martin> The previous suggestion was st_mtimef, st_ctimef, ...

Why not simply provide an alternative method, os.fstat()?  Seems cleaner to
me.  The field names are hard enough to remember as it is...

Skip