[Python-ideas] Need way to check if a `datetime.timedelta` is positive

[Arnaud Delobelle]

On 5 November 2011 14:07, Ram Rachum <ram.rachum at gmail.com> wrote:
> (Sorry for possible double-post, Google Groups was doing weird things.)
> Hey,
> I'm currently writing code that's manipulating `datetime.timedelta` objects.
> I get one and I need to check whether it's positive or negative.
> I can't really think of an elegant way to do this.
> Here's one:
>     my_timedelta >= datetime.timedelta(0)
> Another one:
>     my_timedelta.total_seconds() >= 0
>
> Perhaps we should allow a more elegant way? Possibly `my_timedelta >= 0` for
> 0 only?
>
> Thanks,
> Ram.
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(That's more of a question for c.l.py)

Simpler:

my_timedelta.days >= 0

--
Arnaud