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diff --git a/time/py-mxDateTime/DESCR b/time/py-mxDateTime/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..89d7cc7796a --- /dev/null +++ b/time/py-mxDateTime/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +A C extension package for python that provides new datatypes for +handling dates and times together with a rich set of conversion and +parsing routines. + +These types were created to provide a consistent way of transferring +date and time data between Python and databases. Apart from handling +date before the Unix epoch (1.1.1970) they also correctly work with +dates beyond the Unix time limit (currently with Unix time value being +encoded using 32bit integers, the limit is reached in 2038) and thus +is Year 2000 and Year 2038 safe. |