Matt Feifarek wrote:
> I'm starting to use Webkit.Cookie and I'm frustrated that the 
> expires method
> only takes a string, rather than a python date/time float.
> 
> Of course one can use time.time() and some string 
> substitution etcetera to
> accomplish the same thing, but it would be nice to have 
> capabilities like...
> 
> chocolateChip.setExpires( time.time() )  # expires a cookie now
> 
> chocolateChip.setExpires( time.time() + 30*24*60*60 )  # 
> expires a cookie in
> 30 days

I would also like it to allow mxDateTime objects.  But it still needs to
work even if mxDateTime isn't installed.

> 
> it might be even nicer if one could do something like this:
> 
> chocolateChip.setExpires( "+1w" )  # expires a cookie one 
> week from now
> chocolateChip.setExpires( "+240s" )  # expires a cookie 240 
> seconds from now
> chocolateChip.setExpires( 0 )  # expires a cookie now (in the past)

Might be better to somehow use keyword arguments instead of hard-to-remember
strings?

> I would be happy to change this code and submit it for 
> inclusion if there is
> interest. I don't know what the formal submission procedures are.

I just added this page to the Wiki:

http://webware.colorstudy.net/twiki/bin/view/Webware/SubmittingPatches


- Geoff

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