Re:Python is two languages now, and that's great
by mharig on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @07:20AM
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No. The people make the mess. For persistence, only UTC without timezone makes sense. For UI, with few exceptions, only local time without time zone in ISO 8601 makes sense.
The only not so easy decision is: is it better to store as Unix epoch or as ISO string. That is a trade of between compactness and easy searching of date/time ranges.
The only not so easy decision is: is it better to store as Unix epoch or as ISO string. That is a trade of between compactness and easy searching of date/time ranges.