Timezone

[Tim Daneliuk]

Alex Martelli wrote:
> 
> "John W. Baxter" <jwbaxter at spamcop.com> wrote in message
> news:300720010913055359%jwbaxter at spamcop.com...
> > In article <3B64B34C.6D8BEBE6 at tundraware.com>, Tim Daneliuk
> > <tundra at tundraware.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Actually, this raises an interesting question, which perhaps the
> resident
> > > geniuses
> > > can 'splain to me.  Here in Chicago, we're currently 6 hourse or 21,600
> sec
> > > *behind*
> > > UTC.  Why does time.timezone return 21600, not -21600?  It seems that
> for
> > > arithmetic reasons, you'd want to know both the magnitude and direction
> of
> > > this vector...
> > >
> > > Inquiring minds wanna know ;)
> >
> > Actually, you're currently at 5 hours from GMT...you're 6 during the
> > winter.  time.timezone appears to be returning the zone without regard
> 
> Hmmm, are you sure?  The US *East* coast is 6 hours from GMT in the
> Winter, but isn't Chicago one of the "middle" coasts (the one on
> the Great Lakes -- the other middle one being the Gulf) and therefore
> one hour further Westwards?
> 
> Alex

You're right - I had a one hour brain inversion... we are currently
*5* hourse to the left of UTC.
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Tim Daneliuk
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