Hi,
> "Sander Steffann" <s.steffann@computel.nl> writes:
>>> What the datetime.c code is doing is trying to find the zoneabbrev
>>> in a built-in timezone table, and then adding the two together.
>>> This is simply wacko.
>
>> I think that if anyone has ever tried to use this notation they would
>> have
>> noticed this misinterpretation of the specs.
>
> Well, it'd work without surprise for the case of "GMT+-n", which is
> undoubtedly the most common case ...
Hmmmm. I hadn't thought of that, but then: with the changes you proposed
they would still get what they expect. Even though that notation would not
conform to the POSIX docs.
Still seems like a good idea :)
Sander