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diff --git a/docs/library/time.rst b/docs/library/time.rst index 8c1c1d4d6f..b53bb133ec 100644 --- a/docs/library/time.rst +++ b/docs/library/time.rst @@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ The ``time`` module provides functions for getting the current time and date, measuring time intervals, and for delays. -**Time Epoch**: Unix port uses standard for POSIX systems epoch of -1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. However, some embedded ports use epoch of -2000-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. Epoch year may be determined with ``gmtime(0)[0]``. +**Time Epoch**: The unix, windows, webassembly, alif, mimxrt and rp2 ports +use the standard for POSIX systems epoch of 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. +The other embedded ports use an epoch of 2000-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. +Epoch year may be determined with ``gmtime(0)[0]``. **Maintaining actual calendar date/time**: This requires a Real Time Clock (RTC). On systems with underlying OS (including some @@ -57,11 +58,11 @@ Functions * weekday is 0-6 for Mon-Sun * yearday is 1-366 -.. function:: mktime() +.. function:: mktime(date_time_tuple) This is inverse function of localtime. It's argument is a full 8-tuple which expresses a time as per localtime. It returns an integer which is - the number of seconds since Jan 1, 2000. + the number of seconds since the time epoch. .. function:: sleep(seconds) |