About PEP 303, I use divmod for lots (and lots) of things, but I've
got no real use for an extended divmod() either. -1: it would be
low-use, confusing clutter.
[Barry]
> Interesting. Just yesterday I wrote a simple stopwatch-like timer
> script and I found that I needed three divmod calls to c
Raymond Hettinger wrote:
>>Plus, it fails the "not every 3-line function has to be a builtin"
>>guideline:
>
>
> Not to pick, but I hope this doesn't become a recurring refrain. That
> isn't a real guideline, it's more of a snipe. It also runs counter to
> Zen about proposals not being complex
On Fri, 2005-06-17 at 05:57, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> This PEP has been open for two and half years without generating
> discussion or support.
Interesting. Just yesterday I wrote a simple stopwatch-like timer
script and I found that I needed three divmod calls to convert from
seconds into a da
Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> Executive summary: cute, but unpersuasive and unnecessary, not worth
> the time to code, test, document, maintain, and explain.
Plus, it fails the "not every 3-line function has to be a builtin"
guideline:
def extended_divmod(numerator, *denominators):
remainde
This PEP has been open for two and half years without generating
discussion or support.
Its primary case (converting cumulative seconds into a tuple days,
hours, minutes, and seconds) is a bit wanting because it doesn't
generalize to months and years. That need is already met in a more
robust and
