By the way, I hesitate to add a new mandatory key to
time.get_clock_info() which indicates if the clock includes time
elapsed during a sleep. Is "is_realtime" a good name for such flag?
Examples:
time.get_clock_info('time')['is_realtime'] == True
time.get_clock_info('monotonic')['is_realtime'] ==
On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:49:41 -0400
Jim Jewett wrote:
>
> Accuracy:
> Is the answer correct? Any clock will eventually ; if a
> clock is intended to match , it will need to be
> back to the "true" time.
You may also point to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accuracy_and_precision
We are probab
On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:49:43 -,
=?utf-8?B?S3Jpc3Rqw6FuIFZhbHVyIErDs25zc29u?= wrote:
> Wallclock: This definition is wrong no metter how the BDFL feels about the
> word. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_clock_time.
I agree with the BDFL. I have always heard "wallclock" as refe
> -Original Message-
> From: python-dev-bounces+kristjan=ccpgames@python.org
> [mailto:python-dev-bounces+kristjan=ccpgames@python.org] On
> Behalf Of Victor Stinner
> Sent: 11. apríl 2012 23:10
> I integrated a simplified version of your Glossary into the PEP. Some changes:
> *
2012/4/11 Jim Jewett :
> I believe PEP 418 (or at least the discussion) would benefit greatly
> from a glossary to encourage people to use the same definitions. This
> is arguably the Definitions section, but it should move either near
> the end or (preferably) ahead of the Functions. It also nee
On Apr 11, 2012, at 2:49 AM, Jim Jewett wrote:
> I believe PEP 418 (or at least the discussion) would benefit greatly
> from a glossary to encourage people to use the same definitions.
This sort of information is a good candidate for the HOW-TO section
of the docs.
Raymond
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
>> Clock_Monotonic:
>> The characteristics expected of a monotonic clock in practice.
>
> Whose practice? In C++, "monotonic" was defined as "mathematically
> monotonic", and rather than talk about "what's expected of a monotonic
> cl
A few comments, YMMV.
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Jim Jewett wrote:
> Here is my strawman proposal, which does use slightly different
> definitions than the current PEP even for some terms that the PEP does
> define:
>
> Accuracy:
> Is the answer correct? Any clock will eventually ; if
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Jim Jewett wrote:
> Clock:
> An instrument for measuring time. Different clocks have different
> characteristics; for example, a clock with
Small typo. Otherwise, excellent reference document - thank you! Well
worth gathering all those terms.
ChrisA
"There'
I believe PEP 418 (or at least the discussion) would benefit greatly
from a glossary to encourage people to use the same definitions. This
is arguably the Definitions section, but it should move either near
the end or (preferably) ahead of the Functions. It also needs to be
greatly expanded.
Her
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