code sample for pandas-dev#40946

Author: simonjayhawkins

bisect/40946.py

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+# BUG: total_seconds() method returns zero for timedeltas smaller then 1 microsecond
+# #40946
+
+import pandas as pd
+
+print(pd.__version__)
+
+# create 500ns Timedelta - it is not converted successfully to float - result is zero
+b = pd.Timedelta("500ns")
+print(b)
+
+result = b.total_seconds()
+print(result)
+
+assert result == 5e-07