datetime question

Tim Chase python.list at tim.thechases.com
Tue Nov 12 10:54:44 EST 2013


On 2013-11-12 17:24, Ferrous Cranus wrote:
> But what of the server was in California and i live in Greece?
> 
> How would datetime.now() work then?

Best practices say to move the value from local time to UTC as soon
as possible, then store/use the UTC time internally for all
operations.  Only when it's about to be presented to the user should
you convert it back to local time if you need to.

-tkc






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