Update system time to new value in python

Asked Oct 24 '16 at 17:57

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I had asked same question before but it was marked as duplicate. Opening a new question because only part of my question was answered.

The code in above link shows the time after adding 9 hours to current time. But I actually need to alter the system time in linux and solaris hosts.

Below is the code I used from above link, but I need to modify system time.

#!/usr/bin/python
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

nine_hours_from_now = datetime.now() + timedelta(hours=9)
print str(datetime.now())
print str(format(nine_hours_from_now, '%H:%M:%S'))

After obtaining the value nine_hours_from_now it needs to be set as system time.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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asked Oct 24 '16 at 17:57

Shankar Guru

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You can't do this in plain Python as it's too OS-specific – ForceBru Oct 24 '16 at 18:00
If you need to update the system time, Go to your Calender settings and update time? – Moinuddin Quadri Oct 24 '16 at 18:00
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Could this help? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2193964/set-the-hardware-clock-in-python – Savir Oct 24 '16 at 18:01
http://stackoverflow.com/a/40224983/3579910 – TemporalWolf Oct 24 '16 at 18:23

Update system time to new value in python

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