[Python-3000] __format__ and datetime

[Eric Smith]

Nick Coghlan wrote:
> Eric Smith wrote:
>> Eric Smith wrote:
>>> I have a patch to add __format__ to datetime.time, .date, and 
>>> .datetime.   For non-empty format_spec's, I just pass on to 
>>> .strftime.  For empty format_spec's, it returns str(self).
>>
>> What's the best way to call str(self)?
>>
>> I'm currently doing:
>>      if (PyUnicode_GetSize(format) == 0)
>>         return PyObject_CallMethod((PyObject *)self, "__str__", NULL);
>>
>> Although this works, calling self.__str__ doesn't seem like the right 
>> thing to do.
> 
> PyObject_Str is the C API equivalent of str, but I believe 
> PyObject_Unicode is currently the right call for Py3k [1].

Of course!  Thanks for the help, I was trying to over-complicate it.

Eric.