[Python-Dev] Dates in python-dev

[Oleg Broytmann]

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 05:29:29PM +0100, MRAB wrote:
> I've recently subscribed to this list and received my first "Summary of
> Python tracker Issues". What I find annoying are the dates, for example:
>
>     ACTIVITY SUMMARY (04/17/09 - 04/24/09)
>
> 3 x double-digits (have we learned nothing from Y2K? :-)) with the
> _middle_ ones changing fastest!
>
> I know it's the US standard, but Python is global. Could we have an
> 'international' style instead, say, year-month-day:
>
>     ACTIVITY SUMMARY (2009-04-17 - 2009-04-24)

   +1000 from me!

Oleg.
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