Python datetime.utcoffset() Method

1. Syntax of Python datetime.utcoffset() Method
2. Example Codes: Use the datetime.utcoffset() Method in Python
3. Example Codes: Use the datetime.utcoffset() Method to Find the Offset of Time

Python datetime.utcoffset() method is an efficient way of finding the difference between the wall clock time in the current zone and the wall clock time in UTC.

Syntax of Python datetime.utcoffset() Method

datetime.utcoffset()

Parameters

This datetime.utcoffset() method does not accept any parameters.

Return

The return type of this method is a time delta object representing the difference between the UTC and the local time.

Note that if the offset lies on the east of UTC, it takes on a positive value, and if the offset is west of UTC, it obtains a negative value. Since the total hours in a day is 24, -timedelta(24) and timedelta(24) are the largest values.

Example Codes: Use the datetime.utcoffset() Method in Python

from datetime import datetime
import pytz

datetime_object = datetime.now()
print(datetime_object.utcoffset())

Output:

None

The above code produces "None" because the now() function returns the date and time in UTC format. So, the difference between the local time and UTC is 0, meaning "None".

Example Codes: Use the datetime.utcoffset() Method to Find the Offset of Time

from datetime import datetime
import pytz

datetime_object = datetime.now()
tz = pytz.timezone("Asia/Tokyo")
difference = tz.localize(datetime_object)

print("The time difference between UTC and local time is ", difference.utcoffset())

Output:

The time difference between UTC and local time is 9:00:00

The method datetime.utcoffset is used in the DateTime class of module DateTime.