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.. seealso:: |
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`pytz <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytz/>`_ |
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The Standard Library has no :class:`tzinfo` instances except for UTC, but |
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it exists a third-party library which brings Olson timezone database to |
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Python: `pytz`. |
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`pytz` contains up-to-date information and its usage is recommended. |
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The standard library has no :class:`tzinfo` instances except for UTC, but |
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there exists a third-party library which brings the *IANA timezone |
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database* (also known as the Olson database) to Python: *pytz*. |
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*pytz* contains up-to-date information and its usage is recommended. |
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`IANA timezone database <http://www.iana.org/time-zones>`_ |
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The Time Zone Database (often called tz or zoneinfo) contains code and |
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data that represent the history of local time for many representative |
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locations around the globe. It is updated periodically to reflect changes |
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made by political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and |
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daylight-saving rules. |
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.. _datetime-timezone: |
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