[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #14448: add reference to IANA timezone database; thanks to Georg/Nick
sandro.tosi
python-checkins at python.org
Sat Apr 28 11:21:56 CEST 2012
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/1e5a483248ce
changeset: 76591:1e5a483248ce
branch: 2.7
parent: 76576:3bac1e1a0e0d
user: Sandro Tosi <sandro.tosi at gmail.com>
date: Sat Apr 28 11:19:11 2012 +0200
summary:
Issue #14448: add reference to IANA timezone database; thanks to Georg/Nick suggestions
files:
Doc/library/datetime.rst | 15 +++++++++++----
1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/library/datetime.rst b/Doc/library/datetime.rst
--- a/Doc/library/datetime.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/datetime.rst
@@ -1524,11 +1524,18 @@
.. seealso::
`pytz <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytz/>`_
- The Standard Library has no :class:`tzinfo` instances except for UTC, but
- it exists a third-party library which brings Olson timezone database to
- Python: `pytz`.
+ The standard library has no :class:`tzinfo` instances except for UTC, but
+ there exists a third-party library which brings the *IANA timezone
+ database* (also known as the Olson database) to Python: *pytz*.
- `pytz` contains up-to-date information and its usage is recommended.
+ *pytz* contains up-to-date information and its usage is recommended.
+
+ `IANA timezone database <http://www.iana.org/time-zones>`_
+ The Time Zone Database (often called tz or zoneinfo) contains code and
+ data that represent the history of local time for many representative
+ locations around the globe. It is updated periodically to reflect changes
+ made by political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and
+ daylight-saving rules.
.. _strftime-strptime-behavior:
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