Shawn Milochik wrote: > On 9/11/07, Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 2007-09-11, Shawn Milochik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I have done what I wanted, but I think there must be a much better way. >> See the strptime() function in either the time or the datetime >> modules: >> >> http://docs.python.org/lib/module-time.html >> http://docs.python.org/lib/module-datetime.html >> > > > Grant: > > Thanks, this works, and is much shorter. Any further improvements, anyone? > > def isOld(lastUpdate, runTimeStamp): > > oneDay = 60 * 60 * 24 > > lastUpdate = time.mktime(time.strptime(lastUpdate, "%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M")) > runTimeStamp = time.mktime(time.strptime(runTimeStamp, "%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M")) > > return (runTimeStamp - lastUpdate) / oneDay
I suppose really oneDay should be a global (i.e. outside the function definition). Apart from that it would be hard to improve on: obvious, easy to read, in short - pythonic. Are you concerned about daylight savings? That could certainly introduce a whole new level of complexity into the problem. Let's hope not ... -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden --------------- Asciimercial ------------------ Get on the web: Blog, lens and tag the Internet Many services currently offer free registration ----------- Thank You for Reading ------------- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
