From d5e7688118f7889e3cb63170ba67c1321a156b2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tamsk-91 <340929521+tamsk-91@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:19:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Fix OverflowError for far-future dates

---
 ...t.timedelta(days=365 + 35), \"1 year, 1 month ago\")," | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 rename src/humanize/time.py => "src/humanize/        (dt.timedelta(days=365 + 35), \"1 year, 1 month ago\")," (98%)

diff --git a/src/humanize/time.py "b/src/humanize/        (dt.timedelta(days=365 + 35), \"1 year, 1 month ago\"),"
similarity index 98%
rename from src/humanize/time.py
rename to "src/humanize/        (dt.timedelta(days=365 + 35), \"1 year, 1 month ago\"),"
index 7c4a28eb..a14f5250 100644
--- a/src/humanize/time.py
+++ "b/src/humanize/        (dt.timedelta(days=365 + 35), \"1 year, 1 month ago\"),"	
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ def _abs_timedelta(delta: dt.timedelta) -> dt.timedelta:
     Returns:
         datetime.timedelta: Absolute timedelta.
     """
-    if delta.days < 0:
-        now = _now()
-        return now - (now + delta)
-    return delta
+    # Use abs() rather than round-tripping through the current datetime:
+    # `now + delta` overflows (OverflowError) when a negative delta reaches back
+    # past year 1, e.g. for naturaltime(dt.datetime(9999, 12, 31)).
+    return abs(delta)
 
 
 def _date_and_delta(

From fa93ca5e1ab06dd3cb180c293ff8ca598c6d7558 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tamsk-91 <340929521+tamsk-91@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:22:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Add regression tests for far-future overflow

---
 tests/test_time.py | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/test_time.py b/tests/test_time.py
index 887a3fc5..c483e669 100644
--- a/tests/test_time.py
+++ b/tests/test_time.py
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ def test_naturaldelta_too_large_value_raises() -> None:
         (NOW - dt.timedelta(days=365 + 35), "1 year, 1 month ago"),
         (dt.timedelta(days=-10000), "27 years from now"),
         (dt.timedelta(days=365 + 35), "1 year, 1 month ago"),
+        # far-future values used to raise OverflowError in _abs_timedelta
+        (dt.datetime(9999, 12, 31), "7,995 years from now"),
+        (dt.timedelta(days=-800_000), "2,192 years from now"),
         (22.5, "22 seconds ago"),
         (23.5, "24 seconds ago"),
         (23.9, "24 seconds ago"),
@@ -645,6 +648,12 @@ def test_precisedelta_one_unit_enough(
         (dt.timedelta(days=32), "seconds", "1 month and 1 day"),
         (dt.timedelta(days=62), "seconds", "2 months and 1 day"),
         (dt.timedelta(days=92), "seconds", "3 months"),
+        # a negative delta reaching back past year 1 used to raise OverflowError
+        (
+            dt.timedelta(days=-800_000),
+            "seconds",
+            "2,191 years, 9 months and 10 days",
+        ),
         (dt.timedelta(days=31), "days", "1 month"),
         (dt.timedelta(days=32), "days", "1 month and 1 day"),
         (dt.timedelta(days=62), "days", "2 months and 1 day"),

From ee0df744f7a794ce94ec1e4e879ddf7945636704 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tamsk-91 <340929521+tamsk-91@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:27:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Restore time.py filename

---
 .../humanize/time.py                                              | 0
 1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 rename "src/humanize/        (dt.timedelta(days=365 + 35), \"1 year, 1 month ago\")," => src/humanize/time.py (100%)

diff --git "a/src/humanize/        (dt.timedelta(days=365 + 35), \"1 year, 1 month ago\")," b/src/humanize/time.py
similarity index 100%
rename from "src/humanize/        (dt.timedelta(days=365 + 35), \"1 year, 1 month ago\"),"
rename to src/humanize/time.py

From df8ec3f01e914333995715ad3819eca837215833 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:03:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Remove verbose LLM comments

Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 src/humanize/time.py | 3 ---
 tests/test_time.py   | 2 --
 2 files changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/humanize/time.py b/src/humanize/time.py
index a14f5250..f8e0a58a 100644
--- a/src/humanize/time.py
+++ b/src/humanize/time.py
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ def _abs_timedelta(delta: dt.timedelta) -> dt.timedelta:
     Returns:
         datetime.timedelta: Absolute timedelta.
     """
-    # Use abs() rather than round-tripping through the current datetime:
-    # `now + delta` overflows (OverflowError) when a negative delta reaches back
-    # past year 1, e.g. for naturaltime(dt.datetime(9999, 12, 31)).
     return abs(delta)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_time.py b/tests/test_time.py
index c483e669..1882acd3 100644
--- a/tests/test_time.py
+++ b/tests/test_time.py
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ def test_naturaldelta_too_large_value_raises() -> None:
         (NOW - dt.timedelta(days=365 + 35), "1 year, 1 month ago"),
         (dt.timedelta(days=-10000), "27 years from now"),
         (dt.timedelta(days=365 + 35), "1 year, 1 month ago"),
-        # far-future values used to raise OverflowError in _abs_timedelta
         (dt.datetime(9999, 12, 31), "7,995 years from now"),
         (dt.timedelta(days=-800_000), "2,192 years from now"),
         (22.5, "22 seconds ago"),
@@ -648,7 +647,6 @@ def test_precisedelta_one_unit_enough(
         (dt.timedelta(days=32), "seconds", "1 month and 1 day"),
         (dt.timedelta(days=62), "seconds", "2 months and 1 day"),
         (dt.timedelta(days=92), "seconds", "3 months"),
-        # a negative delta reaching back past year 1 used to raise OverflowError
         (
             dt.timedelta(days=-800_000),
             "seconds",