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Python

Posted by Austin March
Austin March
2,310 Points

local time and GMT time conversion not happening?

print(time.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S PST', time.localtime()))

^ the above prints the correct information, except for the 24 hour time. It displays it 10 hours ahead of where I am. I live in Oregon, USA so I am on Pacific Standard Time (PST). I thought that the , time.localtime() would change the time zone automatically when printing it.

1 Answer

Alex Koumparos
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Alex Koumparos
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Alex Koumparos
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Alex Koumparos
Python Development Techdegree Student 36,888 Points

Hi Austin,

I have a couple of follow-up questions to make sure I understand what you are expecting to see and what you are actually seeing.

  • You say your function prints the time 10 hours ahead of where you are. You also mention that you live in Oregon. Are you currently in Oregon?
  • Are you using the function on a local computer or on a remote system? Put another way, is the computer running Python in the same timezone as you?
  • Is Python running on a Windows or a Unix/Unixlike system?

Cheers

Alex