Finding local time zone using Python

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I want to find my local time zone and then return the time zone name (cet, est etc.) using Python and my location so that I can just find it without entering any additional information except for the location of my pc (which I want to find using GPS and not manually adding it)

import say import datetime def timezone(): timezone = datetime.datetime.now() timezonename = timezone.strftime("%Z") timezoneoffset = timezone.strftime("%z") say.praten(f"the timezone is {timezonename} which is {timezoneoffset} off UTC")

I used this but this doesn't return anything with the datetime import the say command is from a different file for text to speech

everyone is revering me to this post : Get system local timezone in python but I tried this and I got the full name of the time zone (Europe Berlin) but I want the 3 letter name (cet in my case)

Does this answer your question? Get system local timezone in python — Woodford
– Woodford, Commented Nov 9, 2022 at 16:52
Note that abbreviated time zone names such as CET or EST are ambiguous. Use IANA time zone names instead to avoid the ambiguity. — FObersteiner
– FObersteiner, Commented Nov 9, 2022 at 17:22

Kaitonee · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-09 16:48:56Z

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You can use the time module to get your local timezone:

import time print(time.tzname)

This gets you a tuple like ('CET', 'CEST').

answered Nov 9, 2022 at 16:48

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FObersteiner Over a year ago

currently active would be time.localtime().tm_zone

FObersteiner · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-09 17:51:34Z

borrowing from this answer to the linked Q&A, you can also do

from datetime import datetime dt_local = datetime.now().astimezone() print(dt_local.isoformat(timespec="seconds")) print(dt_local.strftime("%Z")) # on my machine: # 2022-11-09T18:50:13+01:00 # CET

The important part is to make the datetime object aware of the local time zone (setting of your machine) by calling .astimezone().

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