[Datetime-SIG] Are there any "correct" implementations of tzinfo?
Alexander Belopolsky
alexander.belopolsky at gmail.com
Sat Sep 12 22:15:02 EDT 2015
On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 9:58 PM, Tim Peters <tim.peters at gmail.com> wrote:
> > That's why I believe PEP 495 followed by the implementation
> > of fold-aware "as intended" tzinfos (either within stdlib or by third
> > parties) is the right approach.
>
> Me too - except I think acceptance of 495 should be contingent upon
> someone first completing a fully functional (if not releasable)
> fold-aware zoneinfo wrapping.
Good idea. How far are you from completing that?
> Details have a way of surprising, and
> we should learn from the last time we released a tzinfo spec in the
> absence of any industrial-strength wrappings using it.
I completely agree. That's why I am adding test cases like Lord Hope
Island and Vilnius to datetimetester.
I will try to create a zoneinfo wrapping prototype as well, but I will
probably "cheat" and build it on top of pytz.
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