Python: Get aware datetime string from aware datetime

Question

I have an aware datetime-object and want to return an aware datetime-string. However when I do

obj.strftime("%e %b %Y %H:%M:%S")

it returns a UTC-based string (even though TIME_ZONE-setting is set right).

How can I get a localised datetime-string?

EDIT: I want the timezone of django to get applied

Possible duplicate of [Python datetime strptime() and strftime(): how to preserve the timezone information](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14762518/python-datetime-strptime-and-strftime-how-to-preserve-the-timezone-informat) — TheoretiCAL, Sep 05 '17 at 21:53
https://github.com/django/django/blob/master/django/utils/dateformat.py i think OP expect a solution using the django defined timezone — PRMoureu, Sep 05 '17 at 21:58

PRMoureu · Answer 1 · 2017-09-05T23:25:18.647

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You can use the module dateformat inside your project, it allows to get the timezone from your settings :

from django.utils import dateformat

timezoned_date = dateformat.DateFormat(obj).format('jS F Y H:i:s')

EDIT :

This works fine with unaware datetime objects, better use django.utils.timezone.localtime with aware dates.

edited Sep 05 '17 at 23:25

answered Sep 05 '17 at 22:03

PRMoureu

still giving UTC instead of the declared timezone back – F.M.F. Sep 05 '17 at 22:09
how did you test it ? i tried this by generating a datetime.now() and the ouptut was fine according to different timzones. – PRMoureu Sep 05 '17 at 22:13

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 05 '17 at 22:20

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I had to use localtime(obj):

localtime(obj).strftime("%e %b %Y %H:%M:%S")

worked fine.

answered Sep 05 '17 at 22:20

F.M.F.

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