[issue4881] Python's timezon handling: daylight saving option

Pablo Castagnino added the comment: Ok. I installed the WIN XP patch loewis talked about...and now everything works smoothly in Windows too. Thanks! ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue4881] Python's timezon handling: daylight saving option

Pablo Castagnino added the comment: Ok, everything seems to be working now in Ubuntu. However, I can't get it work in WIN XP (at work). :( Thanks for all your help! ___ Python tracker __

[issue4881] Python's timezon handling: daylight saving option

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: For Ubuntu Intrepid, you need the package tzdata 2008h-2ubuntu1 installed; it contains a correction for the Argentinian DST definition. Intrepid itself only shipped with 2008h-2. Closing this as third-party. -- resolution: -> works for me status: ope

[issue4881] Python's timezon handling: daylight saving option

Pablo Castagnino added the comment: the last post on that link is the point - python supports daylight savings, but if your city recently started using daylight savings, and didn't before, then either python or linux needs to be updated to know that. I'm using Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex. ___

[issue4881] Python's timezon handling: daylight saving option

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: For Windows (what version are you using?), you need to install Microsoft's time zone patches, e.g. the one described in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951072 Depending on the exact version of Windows that you use, and depending on whether or not you run Wind

[issue4881] Python's timezon handling: daylight saving option

Pablo Castagnino added the comment: Ok, first of all I want to say I'm no Python programmer/developer. However, I recently posted a 'bug' for a Linux/Windows program I'm using very much which is based in Python. The program is called Anki and it's designed to help you remember facts (such as wor

[issue4881] Python's timezon handling: daylight saving option

Daniel Diniz added the comment: Pablo, As Martin says, Python does support DST changes. But it might not have enough information about your timezone. If that's the case, take a look at these links to see how adding (up-to-date) support for your tz can be achieved: Building a tzinfo class -> htt

[issue4881] Python's timezon handling: daylight saving option

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: Can you provide more details? What is the specific Python source code that you are running, what operating system you run it one, what time zone has been configured into your system, what output do you get, what output do you expect? Python definitely does sup

[issue4881] Python's timezon handling: daylight saving option

New submission from Pablo Castagnino : Something in python's timezone handling needs to be updated. Python does not take into account 'daylight saving' clock time changes. The thing is my clock time is correct. If you ask anyone here for the time, they will tell you it's X. However, Python belie