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DST rules and timezones in general already change all the time. This is why having automatic updates for packages like tzdata or pytz is important.
by nicolaslem 8y ago
DST rules and timezones in general already change all the time. This is why having automatic updates for packages like tzdata or pytz is important.
- rimunroe 8y agoAnother example: unlike leap days, leap seconds don’t get added at predictable intervals.
- Dylan16807 8y agoThe vast majority of systems can ignore leap seconds, though.
- rimunroe 8y agoCan you elaborate? Most of the date time libraries I've encountered support them, and it seems like knowing when something happened would be pretty important generally.