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Re:Delorean – datetime conversions in Python by dorkrawk on Wednesday January 23, 2013 @04:06PM (#5105263)
> but calling 'Delorean' to convert times is totally obscure

Unlike calling 'pickle' to serialize...

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Re:Delorean – datetime conversions in Python by maw on Wednesday January 23, 2013 @05:02PM (#5105580)
Although now we make and eat pickled vegetables because we like the taste, pickling was originally developed in order to enable vegetables to store longer. Calling a serializer "pickle" isn't unreasonable.
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Re:Delorean – datetime conversions in Python by derelk on Wednesday January 23, 2013 @07:47PM (#5106382)
It's not unreasonable, but it's still obscure. Calling a time utility Delorean isn't unreasonable, despite also being obscure.
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Re:Delorean – datetime conversions in Python by notatoad on Wednesday January 23, 2013 @09:02PM (#5106659)
And if i were on the mailing lists back whenever they came up with pickle, i would have told them it was a silly name too.
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