datetime.timestamp() doesn't have enough precision to represent datetime.max

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#91,012 opened on Feb 25, 2022 21 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 4/5
Estimated time: 3-5 days
Newbie friendliness: 35/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: python
Domain: backend

Research direction

The issue names datetime.timestamp() and datetime.max but no source file or test. Start by reproducing the datetime.max conversion and tracing the timestamp implementation. Done means representing datetime.max with sufficient precision without breaking existing datetime behavior.

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Description

docs extension-modules stdlib type-bug

BPO	46856
Nosy	@ericvsmith

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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2022-02-25.16:10:01.560>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.9']
title = 'datetime.max conversion'
updated_at = <Date 2022-03-01.15:47:18.405>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/jorisgeysens'

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closed_date = None
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components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2022-02-25.16:10:01.560>
creator = 'joris.geysens'
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issue_num = 46856
keywords = []
message_count = 6.0
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nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['eric.smith', 'joris.geysens']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46856'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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