[Python-ideas] datetime: Support infinity

[Chris Barker]

On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:

> > How'd you do that? Does python always know to use the derived class's
> > operators when working with a base class and a derived class?
>
> I can't find the reference, but yes.
>
> So the broken datetime behavior would only be noticed by a non-datetime
> derived class.
>

got it -  that's why my version didn't work.

So this is a good reason to derive from datetime. but I'd make sure to
override everything that doesn't make sense.

-Chris




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