No - it's not really a python specific need, it's just what I'm using just now, and can't think of where else to ask. It's also my fav test- bed, as it's so easy.
Your curl example is using grep and date which I don't have available. I have no fancy libraries, just core parsing capability. I found that NIST has some capability on various servers. RFC 868 and 867. I can get this > curl http://208.66.175.36:13/ 55351 10-06-04 00:24:46 50 0 0 8.3 UTC(NIST) * But I'd have a lot of parsing to pull it together. Apparently RFC868 provides a 32bit unformated binary response, but I can't make much out of it. I think my TCP client library is expecting chars and is screwed by bit-boundary expectations. The number is supposed to be seconds since 1900, which is just as good as seconds since 1970. Still hunting. Tho' maybe getting a bit off topic for a python msg board :) On Jun 3, 8:36 pm, livibetter <livibet...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't know what tools do you have on embedded system, but I really > don't think this has to be using Python. > > Here is what I would do on a normal desktop using your unique way to > set up time: > > date -s "$(curl -s -Ihttp://example.com| grep Date | cut -d \ -f > 2-)" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
