Benjamin Root wrote: > Just throwing it out there. Back in my Perl days (I do not often admit > this), the one module that I thought was really well done was the > datetime module. Now, I am not saying that we would need to support the > calendar from Lord of the Rings or anything like that, but its floating > timezone concept and other features were quite useful. Maybe there are > lessons to be learned from there?
Another one to look at is the classes in the Earth System Modeling Framework (ESMF). That will give you a good idea what the atmospheric/oceanographic/climate modelers need, and how at least one well-respected group has addresses these issues. http://www.earthsystemmodeling.org/esmf_releases/non_public/ESMF_5_1_0/ESMC_crefdoc/node6.html (If that long URL breaks, I found that by googling: "ESMF calendar date time") -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [email protected] _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list [email protected] http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
