Get the Olson TZ name for the local timezone?

Question

How do I get the Olson timezone name (such as Australia/Sydney) corresponding to the value given by C\'s localtime call?

This is the value overridden vi

Answer 1

This will get you the time zone name, according to what's in the TZ variable, or localtime file if unset:

#! /usr/bin/env python

import time

time.tzset
print time.tzname