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diff --git a/Doc/library/time.rst b/Doc/library/time.rst index dc6402c..28e994c 100644 --- a/Doc/library/time.rst +++ b/Doc/library/time.rst @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ The module defines the following functions and data items: | ``%y`` | Year without century as a decimal number | | | | [00,99]. | | +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+ - | ``%Y`` | Year with century as a decimal number. | | + | ``%Y`` | Year with century as a decimal number. | \(4) | | | | | +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+ | ``%Z`` | Time zone name (no characters if no time zone | | @@ -324,13 +324,20 @@ The module defines the following functions and data items: the output hour field if the ``%I`` directive is used to parse the hour. (2) - The range really is ``0`` to ``61``; this accounts for leap seconds and the - (very rare) double leap seconds. + The range really is ``0`` to ``61``; value ``60`` is valid in + timestamps representing leap seconds and value ``61`` is supported + for historical reasons. (3) When used with the :func:`strptime` function, ``%U`` and ``%W`` are only used in calculations when the day of the week and the year are specified. + (4) + Produces different results depending on the value of + ``time.accept2dyear`` variable. See :ref:`Year 2000 (Y2K) + issues <time-y2kissues>` for details. + + Here is an example, a format for dates compatible with that specified in the :rfc:`2822` Internet email standard. [#]_ :: |