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Wed Apr 5 10:09:24 CEST 2006 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-April/063439.html

Greg Ewing wrote:

> Walter Dörwald wrote:
>> Greg Ewing wrote:
>>
>>> Wouldn't it be better for the setter to raise an exception
>>> if it's out of range? It probably indicates a bug in the
>>> caller's code.
>>
>> The day before Monday is -1, so it adds a little convenience.
> 
> In that case, why doesn't the global function
> allow the same convenience?

For backwards compatibility reasons.

>> I think we've spent more time discussing the calendar module, than the 
>> Python community has spent using it! ;)
> 
> It makes a nice change from adaptation and generic
> functions. :-)

;)

Bye,
    Walter Dörwald

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