Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettin...@gmail.com> added the comment: [Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis] > I suggest to have low-level, POSIX-compatible, > (int, int)-based interface in os module and add > high-level, decimal.Decimal-based interface in > shutil module.
I agree that this is the cleanest approach. Ideally, the os module stays as close as possible to the underlying structures. Also, it is desirable to keep it fast (not importing a pure python decimal module as a side-effect of checking the a timestamp -- making everyone pay the cost for a feature that few people will want or need). With respect to the options suggested by MvL, I support adding new named fields and opposed to using a flag to indicate a type change (that would be error-prone). If new fields as added, their names need to follow the existing naming convention (st_variable). -1 on the patch as currently proposed. I don't think the performance impact is acceptable. ---------- nosy: +rhettinger _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue11457> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
