[Python-ideas] Boolean parameters guidelines

[Terry Reedy]

On 5/11/2016 7:48 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:

> * C on POSIX: integer seconds (usleep and nanosleep for integer
> micro/nanoseconds)
> * C on Windows: integer milliseconds

Ditto for tcl/tk 'sleep' function: widget.after(ms, func, *args)

> * Pike and Python: int or float seconds
> * REXX on OS/2: integer seconds [syssleep], milliseconds [rxsleep], or
> decimal seconds
>
> So if you're doing cross-language work, you'll need to check your docs
> anyway,

Moving from sleep(seconds) to .after(ms) is a nuisance that sometimes 
trips up SO questioners, but it is near the bottom of the list of newbie 
problems with tkinter.

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Terry Jan Reedy