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4/13/2016 - 2:51 AM

python deal with datetime with timezone reference: http://www.saltycrane.com/blog/2009/05/converting-time-zones-datetime-objects-python/

python deal with datetime with timezone

reference: http://www.saltycrane.com/blog/2009/05/converting-time-zones-datetime-objects-python/

time.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python                                                                   
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import time
from datetime import datetime
from pytz import timezone

# set the time format
fmt = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z%z'

# get current time in UTC
now_utc = datetime.now(timezone('UTC'))

# format the time display
now_utc.strftime(fmt)

## convert to local timezone with consideration of daylight time savings
now_utc.astimezone(timezone('US/Pacific')).strftime(fmt)
now_utc.astimezone(timezone('Europe/Berlin')).strftime(fmt)

## list all supported timezones (timezone ids)
from pytz import all_timezones
print len(all_timezones)
for zone in all_timezones:
  if 'US' in zone:
    print zone