[Python-Dev] datetime module enhancements

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Christian Heimes schrieb:
> BJörn Lindqvist schrieb:
>> I think it should be a ValueError, given that the programmer is very
>> likely to further use the returned timestamp to for example insert
>> stuff in a database. Unix timestamps are not unambiguously defined for
>> any years other than 1970 to 2038 imho.
> 
> IIRC the unix timestamp was originally definied as *signed* int with 32bit.

"Unix" time stamps where never defined as being 32bit. That is just an
implementation detail. time_t was defined as an int, in second since 
1970, and that is all what was defined. Whether or not an int is 32bits
depends on the hardware (and the compiler); this was never part of Unix.

Regards,
Martin