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I tested this with the library from TFA, and it fails too :(

    >>> from whenever import UTCDateTime
    >>> (UTCDateTime(2024, 1, 1) - UTCDateTime(1974, 1, 1)).total_seconds() % 86400
    0.0

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Author here—

This is a conscious decision, I'll explicitly address this in the FAQ soon.

As I commented elsewhere, this is completely in line with industry standards (iCal, Unix time) and other modern libraries. I don't (yet) see any reason to deviate.

What does TFA mean here? Trifluoroacetic Acid?

The Fucking/Fine/... Article

For educationary purposes: TFA=The Fucking Article

(I’m voting for not being afraid of curse words; if they are relevant)

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