Python mx.DateTime

[Wayne Topa <wtopa@dmcom.net>]

  I have found an annoying 'feature' of the new mx.DateTime module and
wonder if this is from something I am doing incorrectly.  Any comments
appreciated.


root-Deb-Woody:~# python
Python 2.1.1 (#1, Nov 11 2001, 18:19:24)
[GCC 2.95.4 20011006 (Debian prerelease)] on linux2
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from mxDateTime import *
>>> a = 'Thu Dec 20 07:10:30 EST 2001  PPP-UP'
>>> b = 'Thu Dec 20 07:12:21 EST 2001  PPP-OFF'
>>> on = DateTimeFrom(a)
parsed time: '07:10:30 EST' giving: 7 10 30.0 -05:00:00.00
('Thu', 'Dec', '20', '2001', None)
parsed date: 'Thu Dec 20  2001' giving: 2001 12 20
>>> off = on = DateTimeFrom(b)
parsed time: '07:12:21 EST' giving: 7 12 21.0 -05:00:00.00
('Thu', 'Dec', '20', '2001', None)
parsed date: 'Thu Dec 20  2001' giving: 2001 12 20


In the Old DateTime module, which just got replaced, those parsed time 
and date lines were not there.  Is is a new feature of mx.DateTime
that we have to live with?  I have been unable to find any reference
to this in the Python Docs.  

As this is messing up a few of my old python 1.5 programs I would
appreciate any pointers to a fix.  I get the same results in python
2.1 and 2.2 so it seems that it is just that module.

TIA

Wayne