Python time altzone() Method

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Description

The method altzone() is the attribute of the time module. This returns the offset of the local DST timezone, in seconds west of UTC, if one is defined. This is negative if the local DST timezone is east of UTC (as in Western Europe, including the UK). Only use this if daylight is nonzero.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for altzone() method −

time.altzone

Parameters

• NA

Return Value

This method returns the offset of the local DST timezone, in seconds west of UTC, if one is defined.

Example

The following example shows the usage of altzone() method.

Live Demo

#!/usr/bin/python
import time

print "time.altzone %d " % time.altzone

When we run above program, it produces following result −

time.altzone() 25200

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