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diff --git a/lib/subunit/python/iso8601/README b/lib/subunit/python/iso8601/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5ec9d45597 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/subunit/python/iso8601/README @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +A simple package to deal with ISO 8601 date time formats. + +ISO 8601 defines a neutral, unambiguous date string format, which also +has the property of sorting naturally. + +e.g. YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ or 2007-01-25T12:00:00Z + +Currently this covers only the most common date formats encountered, not +all of ISO 8601 is handled. + +Currently the following formats are handled: + +* 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z +* 2006-01-01T00:00:00[+-]00:00 + +I'll add more as I encounter them in my day to day life. Patches with +new formats and tests will be gratefully accepted of course :) + +References: + +* http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html - simple overview + +* http://hydracen.com/dx/iso8601.htm - more detailed enumeration of + valid formats. + +See the LICENSE file for the license this package is released under. |