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Use a portable format in the example that creates a timestamp suitable for
use in email, also updating it and the footnote from RFC 822 to RFC 2822.
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Fred Drake 2001-06-29 15:39:53 +00:00
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@ -230,19 +230,19 @@ Notes:
\end{description} \end{description}
Here is an example, a format for dates compatible with that specified Here is an example, a format for dates compatible with that specified
in the \rfc{822} Internet email standard. in the \rfc{2822} Internet email standard.
\footnote{The use of \%Z is now \footnote{The use of \code{\%Z} is now
deprecated, but the \%z escape that expands to the preferred deprecated, but the \code{\%z} escape that expands to the preferred
hour/minute offset is not supported by all ANSI C libraries. Also, hour/minute offset is not supported by all ANSI C libraries. Also,
a strict reading of the original 1982 \rfc{822} standard calls for a strict reading of the original 1982 \rfc{822} standard calls for
a two-digit year (\%y rather than \%Y), but practice moved to a two-digit year (\%y rather than \%Y), but practice moved to
4-digit years long before the year 2000.} 4-digit years long before the year 2000. The 4-digit year has
been mandated by \rfc{2822}, which obsoletes \rfc{822}.}
\begin{verbatim} \begin{verbatim}
>>> from time import * >>> from time import gmtime, strftime
>>> strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z", localtime()) >>> strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000", gmtime())
'Sat, 27 Jan 2001 05:15:05 EST' 'Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:17:15 +0000'
>>>
\end{verbatim} \end{verbatim}
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