[Python-Dev] Vacation and possibly a new bug

[Brett C.]

Tim Peters wrote:

> [Brett]
> 
>>>>And why does ``t = (time((time_t *)0) / YEAR) * YEAR;`` on line 608
>>>>have to divide by YEAR and then multiply by YEAR?  Shouldn't those
>>>>cancel out?
> 
> 
> [Guido]
> 
>>>I guess it should have used // instead of /.  (X//Y)*Y is a standard
>>>way to round X down to a whole multiple of Y, and I presume that's
>>>what the code here does.
> 
> 
> [Brett]
> 
>>Didn't know C had a flooring divide operator.  Good to know.
> 
> 
> It doesn't.  If Guido were still my boss, I'd say he was pulling your leg.
> But since he left us, I'll just diplomatically say he's an idiot <wink>.
> 

=)  But he is still your BDFL so be careful how to tread, Tim.  =)

> If dividend and divisor are both positive and integer, C's / is flooring
> division.
> 

That's what I figured.  Although isn't that assuming time_t is an int or 
long or something?  But the entire chunk of code seems to assuming that 
so what is one more spot of code.  =)

-brett