[Python-Dev] this is why we shouldn't call it a "monotonic clock" (was: PEP 418 is too divisive and confusing and should be postponed)

[Kristján Valur Jónsson]

This is the original reason for the original defect (issue 10278)
unix' clock() doesn't actually provide a clock in this sense, it provides a resource usage metric.
K

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Frá: python-dev-bounces+kristjan=ccpgames.com at python.org [python-dev-bounces+kristjan=ccpgames.com at python.org] fyrir hönd Steven D'Aprano [steve at pearwood.info]
Sent: 6. apríl 2012 10:12
To: Python-Dev
Efni: Re: [Python-Dev] this is why we shouldn't call it a "monotonic    clock" (was: PEP 418 is too divisive and confusing and should   be postponed)

I think that this is incorrect.

py> time.clock(); time.sleep(10); time.clock()
0.41
0.41




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Steven

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