[Python-ideas] Reduce platform dependence of date and time related functions

[Oleg Broytman]

On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 02:49:11PM -0400, random832 at fastmail.us wrote:
> I propose supplying pure-python implementations (in accordance with PEP
> 399) for the entire datetime module
[...]
> Or, if this is not practical, supplying alternate implementations of the
> relevant C functions

   There is a well-known module mx.DateTime. It is not a drop-in
replacement for module datetime, but it's quite good for its task and
has excellent documentation. eGenix provides binaries for all major OSes
and Python versions under a liberal open source license. Take a look at:

   http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/mxDateTime/

Oleg.
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