[Python-Dev] PEP 418 is too divisive and confusing and should be postponed

[Ethan Furman]

Victor Stinner wrote:
> I changed time.monotonic() to not fallback to the system clock exactly
> for this reason: Python cannot guess what the developer expects, or
> how the developer will use the clock.

Which is exactly why I like Cameron Simpson's approach to selecting a 
clock -- let the developer/user decide what kind of clock they need, and 
ask for one that matches their criteria.

~Ethan~