[Python-Dev] float atime/mtime/ctime - a bad idea?
Skip Montanaro
skip@pobox.com
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 13:56:47 -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, ...
Skip> Why not simply provide an alternative method, os.fstat()? Seems
Skip> cleaner to me. The field names are hard enough to remember as it
Skip> is...
Doh! Engage brain before hitting the <send> key... Of course there is
already an fstat() function. I'll shut up now.
Skip