What is the oldest time that can be represented in Python?

python, python-3.x

Solution

If using the datetime module, date, time, and datetime objects all have a `min` and `max` attribute.

>>> from datetime import date, time, datetime
>>> date.min
datetime.date(1, 1, 1)
>>> date.max
datetime.date(9999, 12, 31)
>>> time.min
datetime.time(0, 0)
>>> time.max
datetime.time(23, 59, 59, 999999)
>>> datetime.min
datetime.datetime(1, 1, 1, 0, 0)
>>> datetime.max
datetime.datetime(9999, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59, 999999)

Problem

I have written a function `comp(time1, time2)` which will return `True` when `time1` is less than `time2`. I have a scenario where `time1` should always be less than `time2`. I need `time1` to have the least possible value (i.e. represent the earliest possible moment). How can I get this time?

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