[issue9527] Add aware local time support to datetime module

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger <rhettinger at users.sourceforge.net> added the comment:

I think Tim and Guido had deliberately avoided local timezone awareness when they designed the module.

Also, I question whether the proposed API is correct.  ISTM that any code that sets the *dst* parameter is guaranteed to be wrong (hardwiring-in a value that will change every few months).

Have you studied the solutions used in other libraries and other languages?  This path has been well-traveled, so original work may be less helpful than just researching existing solutions.

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