mktime returns a float now.

036eae66 · Guido van Rossum · 6076ea51 · 036eae66 · 036eae66
Commit 036eae66 authored Jun 26, 1996 by Guido van Rossum
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--- a/Doc/lib/libtime.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libtime.tex
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ to 1 when DST applies to the given time.
 \begin{funcdesc}{mktime}{tuple}
 This is the inverse function of \code{localtime}.  Its argument is the
-full 9-tuple (since the dst flag is needed).  It returns an integer.  If the
+full 9-tuple (since the dst flag is needed).  It returns a floating
-input value can't be represented as a non-negative integer, OverflowError is raised.
+point number, for compatibility with \code{time.time()}.  If the input
+value can't be represented as a valid time, OverflowError is raised.
 \end{funcdesc}
 \begin{funcdesc}{sleep}{secs}

--- a/Doc/libtime.tex
+++ b/Doc/libtime.tex
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ to 1 when DST applies to the given time.
 \begin{funcdesc}{mktime}{tuple}
 This is the inverse function of \code{localtime}.  Its argument is the
-full 9-tuple (since the dst flag is needed).  It returns an integer.  If the
+full 9-tuple (since the dst flag is needed).  It returns a floating
-input value can't be represented as a non-negative integer, OverflowError is raised.
+point number, for compatibility with \code{time.time()}.  If the input
+value can't be represented as a valid time, OverflowError is raised.
 \end{funcdesc}
 \begin{funcdesc}{sleep}{secs}