zcollection.merging.period.Period.span

Period.span(other)

Combine two periods with earliest start and latest end.

Combines two periods and any gap between them such that

• start = min(p1.start, p2.start)

• end = max(p1.end , p2.end)

[---p1---]
               [---p2---]

result:

[-----------p3----------]

Parameters:

other (Period) – The other period to combine.

Returns:

The combined period.

Return type:

Period