Get local timezone in django

Question

I have a mysql DATETIME value that is stored in system time, UTC. I need to convert that to my local timezone in django. Here is what I currently have:

Answer 1

I've created a simple middleware to handle all of this stuff for you:

https://github.com/Miserlou/django-easy-timezones

Simply install it and follow the instructions and you're done!

1. Install django-easy-timezones

   pip install django-easy-timezones pytz pygeoip
   

2. Add "easy-timezones" to your INSTALLED_APPS setting like this:

   INSTALLED_APPS = (
   ...
   'easy-timezones',
   )
   

3. Add EasyTimezoneMiddleware to your MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES

   MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
   ...
   'easy-timezones.middleware.EasyTimezoneMiddleware',
   )
   

4. Add a path to the MaxMind GeoIP database in your settings file:

   GEOIP_DATABASE = '/path/to/your/geoip/database/GeoIP.dat'
   

5. Enable localtime in your templates.

   {% load tz %}
       The UTC time is {{ object.date }}
   {% localtime on %}
       The local time is {{ object.date }}
   {% endlocaltime %}
   

6. Tada!