from __future__ import with_statement import os import pytz import subprocess _cache_tz = None def _get_localzone(): pipe = subprocess.Popen( "systemsetup -gettimezone", shell=True, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE ) tzname = pipe.stdout.read().replace(b'Time Zone: ', b'').strip() if not tzname or tzname not in pytz.all_timezones_set: # link will be something like /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles. link = os.readlink("/etc/localtime") tzname = link[link.rfind("zoneinfo/") + 9:] return pytz.timezone(tzname) def get_localzone(): """Get the computers configured local timezone, if any.""" global _cache_tz if _cache_tz is None: _cache_tz = _get_localzone() return _cache_tz def reload_localzone(): """Reload the cached localzone. You need to call this if the timezone has changed.""" global _cache_tz _cache_tz = _get_localzone() return _cache_tz