Comments on: Formatting dates with Django http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2005/08/21/formatting-dates-with-django/ Sam Newman's blog Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:36:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ray http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2005/08/21/formatting-dates-with-django/#comment-1444 Ray Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:06:49 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2005/08/21/formatting-dates-with-django/#comment-1444 I suppose a lot of designers who've dabbled in PHP will be familiar with that formatting and it'll be easier for them. OTOH it _is_ a bit of a schlepp to be using the two systems side-by-side. Just a minor note regarding your code example above: In Python's strftime, minutes have the %M directive, not %m (which is for months). Sure it's just a typo but beginners may be confused. I suppose a lot of designers who’ve dabbled in PHP will be familiar with that formatting and it’ll be easier for them. OTOH it is a bit of a schlepp to be using the two systems side-by-side.

Just a minor note regarding your code example above: In Python’s strftime, minutes have the %M directive, not %m (which is for months). Sure it’s just a typo but beginners may be confused.

]]> By: Sam Newman http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2005/08/21/formatting-dates-with-django/#comment-903 Sam Newman Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:50:37 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2005/08/21/formatting-dates-with-django/#comment-903 Don't worry Stephen - I already swear by Joda for time and date handling in Java :-) Don’t worry Stephen – I already swear by Joda for time and date handling in Java :-)

]]> By: Stephen Colebourne http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2005/08/21/formatting-dates-with-django/#comment-902 Stephen Colebourne Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:08:22 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2005/08/21/formatting-dates-with-django/#comment-902 Yes, these are two different forms of ISO8601 (basic and extended) PS. if you're interested in Java you may like http://joda-time.sourceforge.net Yes, these are two different forms of ISO8601 (basic and extended)

PS. if you’re interested in Java you may like http://joda-time.sourceforge.net

]]> By: Sam Newman http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2005/08/21/formatting-dates-with-django/#comment-901 Sam Newman Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:29:58 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2005/08/21/formatting-dates-with-django/#comment-901 Thanks Manuzhai - I tried the c format but of course it didn't work. You should submit a patch! As for the date thing, I was basing my format on the dates shown in the "hCalendar":http://microformats.org/wiki/hcalendar spec which claim to be ISO8601 (of course it's possible there is some flexibility in the spec). Thanks Manuzhai – I tried the c format but of course it didn’t work. You should submit a patch!

As for the date thing, I was basing my format on the dates shown in the hCalendar spec which claim to be ISO8601 (of course it’s possible there is some flexibility in the spec).

]]> By: Manuzhai http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2005/08/21/formatting-dates-with-django/#comment-900 Manuzhai Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:47:55 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2005/08/21/formatting-dates-with-django/#comment-900 First of all, I think ISO8601 is supposed to look like this: 2005-08-21T21:50Z. Second of all, I was the one who sent in the patch to PHP that added the 'c' parameter to it's date() function; it just gets a ISO8601 date. It should probably be added to Django as well. First of all, I think ISO8601 is supposed to look like this: 2005-08-21T21:50Z.

Second of all, I was the one who sent in the patch to PHP that added the ‘c’ parameter to it’s date() function; it just gets a ISO8601 date. It should probably be added to Django as well.

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