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Python

Posted by Joao Pedro Portela G. Vaz
Joao Pedro Portela G. Vaz
4,507 Points

Python timezone issue

I can't see what is happening with my code. It says 'paris' isn't a datetime, but when I run my code on the Terminal, it's working fine.

Please find the code below:

import datetime

naive = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 21, 4, 29)
pacific = datetime.timezone(datetime.timedelta(hours=-8))
hill_valley = naive.replace(tzinfo = pacific)
paris = datetime.timezone(datetime.timedelta(hours=1))
hill_valley.astimezone(paris)

I would appreciate some help.

Thank you in advance.

[MOD: edit formatting -cf]

1 Answer

Andrew Gordon
Andrew Gordon
10,178 Points

Hello there!

I was just stuck on this problem as well, took me multiple looks at it to figure it out. I think your issues is the same as my issue in that you are reading the problem incorrectly. Here's the breakdown of the problem correctly:

  1. Create a new timezone (I called mine paris_timezone) and you want to set it equal to UTC+01:00
  2. Then make paris a new variable and set it equal to hill_valley's datetime, but as the new timezone you created using the new method .astimezone()

You're on the right path same as I was, but here is the code example, I left off the answer this time to see if you can get it yourself:

import datetime

#  Challenge 1/2

naive = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 21, 4, 29)
#  whatever you call your variable from the first challenge
pacific = datetime.timezone(datetime.timedelta(hours=-8))
hill_valley = naive.replace(tzinfo=pacific)

#  Challenge 2/2

#  new variable, I used paris_timezone
paris_timezone = datetime.timezone(datetime.timedelta(hours=1))
#  set new variable 'paris' equal to hill_valley amended to the new timezone with .astimezone()
paris = ???

If you're still struggling, let me know. I can provide the answer for you and try and walk you through it further. Hope this helps!

Thanks, Andrew G