using very small positive floats instead of zero achieves nothing except obscurity

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bug core new priority-normal
exarkun's avatar @exarkun reported
Trac ID trac#2649
Type defect
Created 2007-05-15 14:59:42Z
Branch https://github.com/twisted/twisted/tree/calllater-zero-2649-2

Both task.py and _pollingfile.py use very small positive amounts of time for some reason. This may be a holdover from when callLater(0 could actually cause serious harm (a time long since passed) or it might just be stupidity on the part of the authors. In any case, there seems to be no reason not to just use 0 for both values.

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type__defect defect
reporter__exarkun exarkun
priority__normal normal
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branch__branches_calllater_zero_2649_2 branches/calllater-zero-2649-2
branch_author__hawkowl__jesstess hawkowl, jesstess
status__new new
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component__core core
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time__1179241182000000 1179241182000000
changetime__1442475355399662 1442475355399662
version__None None
owner__hawkowl hawkowl
cc__jesstess cc__thijs
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