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[Python-Dev] Issue5434: datetime.monthdelta

[Python-Dev] Issue5434: datetime.monthdelta [Python-Dev] Issue5434: datetime.monthdeltaAntoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Thu Apr 16 17:12:26 CEST 2009
Paul Moore <p.f.moore <at> gmail.com> writes:
> 
> Oh, certainly! But in the absence of "intuitive", I've found in the
> past that "standardised" is often better than nothing  (For
> example, I use Oracle's add_months function fairly often - it's not
> perfect, and not always intuitive, but at least it's well-defined in
> the corner cases, and fine for "normal" use).

I think something like "date.add_months()" would be better than the proposed
monthdelta. The monthdelta proposal suggests that addition is something
well-defined and rigourous, which is not really the case here (for example, if
you add a monthdelta and then substract it again, I'm not sure you always get
back the original date).

Regards

Antoine.


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