[Python-Dev] datetime module and pytz with dateutil

[Lennart Regebro]

On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 21:20, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> The Windows installer, by default, installs tcl/tk while Python on other
> systems uses the system install. Why can't we do the same for the Olson
> database?

The problem is that it needs updating.
We could include pytz, but it would be useless on Windows, unless you
also separately installs the Olson database. But including it and
updating it is not Python's job and should not be.

//Lennart