[1.6.x] Fixed #21133 -- Clarifed documentation about strftime formatting.

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Curtis Maloney 2013-09-21 13:54:48 +10:00 committed by Tim Graham
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@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ Date-based mixins
.. currentmodule:: django.views.generic.dates .. currentmodule:: django.views.generic.dates
.. note::
All the date formatting attributes in these mixins use
:func:`~time.strftime` format characters. Do not try to use the format
characters from the :ttag:`now` template tag as they are not compatible.
YearMixin YearMixin
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@ -1245,6 +1245,10 @@ Formats a date according to the given format.
Uses a similar format as PHP's ``date()`` function (http://php.net/date) Uses a similar format as PHP's ``date()`` function (http://php.net/date)
with some differences. with some differences.
.. note::
These format characters are not used in Django outside of templates. They
were designed to be compatible with PHP to ease transitioning for designers.
Available format strings: Available format strings:
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