What possible values does datetime.strptime() accept for %Z?

Question

Python\'s datetime.strptime() is documented as supporting a timezone in the %Z field. So, for example:

In [1]: datetime.strptime(\'2009-08-19 14:20:36 UTC\',         


        

Answer 1

This is from the time module, but I'm almost certain it applies to datetime:

Support for the %Z directive is based on the values contained in tzname and whether daylight is true. Because of this, it is platform-specific except for recognizing UTC and GMT which are always known (and are considered to be non-daylight savings timezones).

https://docs.python.org/library/time.html

On my system:

>>> import time
>>> time.tzname
('PST', 'PDT')

Using anything but these in datetime.strptime results in an exception. So, look to see what you have available on your machine.