Am 15.05.2012 04:33, schrieb r.david.murray: > diff --git a/Doc/library/datetime.rst b/Doc/library/datetime.rst > --- a/Doc/library/datetime.rst > +++ b/Doc/library/datetime.rst > @@ -15,16 +15,23 @@ > formatting and manipulation. For related > functionality, see also the :mod:`time` and :mod:`calendar` modules. > > -There are two kinds of date and time objects: "naive" and "aware". This > -distinction refers to whether the object has any notion of time zone, > daylight > -saving time, or other kind of algorithmic or political time adjustment. > Whether > -a naive :class:`.datetime` object represents Coordinated Universal Time > (UTC), > +There are two kinds of date and time objects: "naive" and "aware". > + > +An aware object has sufficient knowledge of applicable algorithmic and > +political time adjustments, such as time zone and daylight saving time > +information, to locate itself relative to other aware objects. An aware > object > +is used to represent a specific moment in time that is not open to > +interpretation [#]_.
> @@ -1806,3 +1816,7 @@ > When the ``%z`` directive is provided to the :meth:`strptime` method, an > aware :class:`.datetime` object will be produced. The ``tzinfo`` of the > result will be set to a :class:`timezone` instance. > + > +.. rubric:: Footnotes > + > +.. [#] If, that is, we ignore the effects of Relativity I like that :) Georg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
