Re:It's Time for a Change: Datetime.utcnow() Is Now Deprecated
by Izkata on Sunday November 19, 2023 @12:58PM
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> I'm trying to poke holes in the "always use UTC and you're good" advice.
There's a much simpler one - recurring meetings/events (in-person or local-ish like within one country) that cross a DST boundary. You always want these to be attached to a local time zone, so it doesn't suddenly happen an hour earlier/later than you intended.
There's a much simpler one - recurring meetings/events (in-person or local-ish like within one country) that cross a DST boundary. You always want these to be attached to a local time zone, so it doesn't suddenly happen an hour earlier/later than you intended.