[egenix-users] cmp() function

[Dirk Holtwick]

Hi,

in mx.DateTime there is a function called "cmp". Described like this in
the documentation:

"... There is a special compare function included (cmp()) in the package
that allows you to compare two date/time values using a given accuracy,
e.g. cmp(date1,date2,0.5) will allow 12:00:00.5 and 12:00:01.0 to
compare equal."

I think this function conflicts with the system function cmp() used e.g.
by sort() if you import DateTime like this:

from mx.DateTime import *

Would'nt it be better to name it "datecmp" or similar or a least
implement a fallback to the system cmp function instead of raising an
exception?

Bye,
Dirk Holtwick

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