[New-bugs-announce] [issue43057] Timezone 'Etc/GMT-5' functions as Timezone 'Etc/GMT+5'

[killv5]

New submission from killv5 <killianvetter at gmail.com>:

When I run the code attached I get the results below. This is not the expected behavior because I was expecting the GMT-5 timezone instead of GMT+5. When I tried to use GMT-5 I had the result of GMT+5. Luckily the timezone names still work ('EST','CST', etc.)

2021-01-28 19:10:47+05:00
+05

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components: Library (Lib)
files: timezone_example.py
messages: 385871
nosy: killv5
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Timezone 'Etc/GMT-5' functions as Timezone 'Etc/GMT+5'
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.8
Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file49771/timezone_example.py

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