| ``abs(t)`` | equivalent to +\ *t* when ``t.days >= 0``, and|
| | to -*t* when ``t.days < 0``. (2) |
+--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| ``str(t)`` | Returns a string in the form |
+| | ``[D day[s], ][H]H:MM:SS[.UUUUUU]``, where D |
+| | is negative for negative ``t``. (5) |
++--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| ``repr(t)`` | Returns a string in the form |
+| | ``datetime.timedelta(D[, S[, U]])``, where D |
+| | is negative for negative ``t``. (5) |
++--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
Notes:
(4)
-*timedelta.max* is not representable as a :class:`timedelta` object.
+(5)
+ String representations of :class:`timedelta` objects are normalized
+ similarly to their internal representation. This leads to somewhat
+ unusual results for negative timedeltas. For example:
+
+ >>> timedelta(hours=-5)
+ datetime.timedelta(-1, 68400)
+ >>> print(_)
+ -1 day, 19:00:00
+
In addition to the operations listed above :class:`timedelta` objects support
certain additions and subtractions with :class:`date` and :class:`datetime`
objects (see below).