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Re: datetime module and timezone

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In <20120210222545.4cbe6924@bigfoot.com> Olive <diolu@bigfoot.com> writes:

> In the datetime module, it has support for a notion of timezone but is
> it possible to use one of the available timezone (I am on Linux). Linux
> has a notion of timezone (in my distribution, they are stored
> in /usr/share/zoneinfo). I would like to be able 1) to know the current
> timezone and 2) to be able to use the timezone available on the system.
> How can I do that?

I believe the current user's timezone is stored in the TZ environment
variable.

I don't understand your second question.  Are you asking for a list of
of all the possible timezone choices?

-- 
John Gordon                   A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs
gordon@panix.com              B is for Basil, assaulted by bears
                                -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies"

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datetime module and timezone Olive <diolu@bigfoot.com> - 2012-02-10 22:25 +0100
  Re: datetime module and timezone John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2012-02-10 21:30 +0000
  Re: datetime module and timezone Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2012-02-10 14:00 -0800
  Re: datetime module and timezone Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2012-02-11 07:05 +0000
    Re: datetime module and timezone all mail refused <elvis-85496@notatla.org.uk> - 2012-02-11 08:51 +0000

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