Class Date

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BaseTree.TreeElement --+    
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            PhyloElement --+
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                          Date

A date associated with a clade/node.

Its value can be numerical by using the 'value' element and/or free text
with the 'desc' element' (e.g. 'Silurian'). If a numerical value is used, it
is recommended to employ the 'unit' attribute.

:Parameters:
    unit : string
        type of numerical value (e.g. 'mya' for 'million years ago')
    value : float
        the date value
    desc : string
        plain-text description of the date
    minimum : float
        lower bound on the date value
    maximum : float
        upper bound on the date value

x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature

Show the class name and the human-readable date.