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diff --git a/doc/source/reference/arrays.datetime.rst b/doc/source/reference/arrays.datetime.rst index 08caaf231..2fd6dfcdd 100644 --- a/doc/source/reference/arrays.datetime.rst +++ b/doc/source/reference/arrays.datetime.rst @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ datetime type with generic units. The datetime type works with many common NumPy functions, for -example :meth:`arange` can be used to generate ranges of dates. +example :func:`arange` can be used to generate ranges of dates. .. admonition:: Example @@ -174,9 +174,7 @@ Here are the date units: .. _arrays.dtypes.dateunits: ======== ================ ======================= ========================== - Date unit Time span Time span (years) -------------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------- - Code Meaning Relative Time Absolute Time + Code Meaning Time span (relative) Time span (absolute) ======== ================ ======================= ========================== Y year +- 9.2e18 years [9.2e18 BC, 9.2e18 AD] M month +- 7.6e17 years [7.6e17 BC, 7.6e17 AD] @@ -189,9 +187,7 @@ And here are the time units: .. _arrays.dtypes.timeunits: ======== ================ ======================= ========================== - Time unit Time span Time span (years) -------------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------- - Code Meaning Relative Time Absolute Time + Code Meaning Time span (relative) Time span (absolute) ======== ================ ======================= ========================== h hour +- 1.0e15 years [1.0e15 BC, 1.0e15 AD] m minute +- 1.7e13 years [1.7e13 BC, 1.7e13 AD] @@ -211,7 +207,7 @@ To allow the datetime to be used in contexts where accounting for weekends and holidays is important, NumPy includes a set of functions for working with business days. -The function :meth:`busday_offset` allows you to apply offsets +The function :func:`busday_offset` allows you to apply offsets specified in business days to datetimes with a unit of 'day'. By default, a business date is defined to be any date which falls on Monday through Friday, but this can be customized with a weekmask and a list of holidays. @@ -225,7 +221,7 @@ Friday, but this can be customized with a weekmask and a list of holidays. numpy.datetime64('2011-06-27') When an input date falls on the weekend or a holiday, -:meth:`busday_offset` first applies a rule to roll the +:func:`busday_offset` first applies a rule to roll the date to a valid business day, then applies the offset. The default rule is 'raise', which simply raises an exception. The rules most typically used are 'forward' and 'backward'. @@ -283,6 +279,6 @@ with one particular choice of weekmask and holidays, there is an object :class:`busdaycalendar` which stores the data necessary in an optimized form. -The other two functions for business days are :meth:`is_busday` -and :meth:`busday_count`, which are more straightforward and +The other two functions for business days are :func:`is_busday` +and :func:`busday_count`, which are more straightforward and not explained here. |