Convert UTC datetime string to local datetime

Question

I\'ve never had to convert time to and from UTC. Recently had a request to have my app be timezone aware, and I\'ve been running myself in circles. Lots of information on co

Answer 1

From the answer here, you can use the time module to convert from utc to the local time set in your computer:

utc_time = time.strptime("2018-12-13T10:32:00.000", "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f")
utc_seconds = calendar.timegm(utc_time)
local_time = time.localtime(utc_seconds)