On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:31 AM, Sunil Tech <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I want to know, what difference is in between *mxDateTime & datetime of
> python?*
> looking for your comments...
>
According to the mxDateTime web site, it provides a compatible interface to
the standard library's version.
http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/mxDateTime/
I'm trying to remember the history of things, but unfortunately my memory
can't be trusted. But I believe mxDateTime was developed first, and
influenced the design of the standard library's version.
I'm trying to see if I can find supporting evidence for this guess... ok,
the one in the standard library came in July 2003, according to:
http://docs.python.org/release/2.3/whatsnew/node18.html#SECTION0001810000000000000000
We can do a few more searches to see that references to mxDateTime did
exist before then.
For example, here's a reference from back in April 1999:
http://code.activestate.com/lists/python-list/208/
We can also see that the developer, M.-A. Lemburg, worked to get things
compatible between the two implementations:
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-January/032100.html
So that should help explain why there are two libraries out there with the
same interface.
_______________________________________________
Tutor maillist - [email protected]
To unsubscribe or change subscription options:
https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
