Metadata-Version: 1.1
Name: gaerpytz
Version: 2018.7
Summary: gaerpytz is like gaepytz (a version of pytz that works well on Google App Engine) but automated so zoneinfo is up-to-date.
Home-page: https://gaerpytz.appspot.com/
Author: gaerpytz
Author-email: support@gaerpytz.appspotmail.com
License: MIT
Description: gaerpytz
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        gaerpytz is like gaepytz (a version of pytz that works well on Google App
        Engine) but automated so zoneinfo is up-to-date.
        
        The problem
        -----------
        
        pytz has more than 500 zoneinfo files. This many files is a problem when using
        pytz on Google App Engine because "an application is limited to 10,000 uploaded
        files per version" according to the documentation.
        
        The workaround is to package all zoneinfo files in a zip archive. gae-pytz is
        the most well-known example of this approach but it has not been updated in a
        long time.
        
        The solution
        ------------
        
        gaerpytz uses the same idea and makes 2 changes to pytz:
        
        - Package all zoneinfo files in zoneinfo.zip
        - Modify __init__.py to read from zoneinfo.zip
        
        Just download the modified code and put it in your ``pytz`` directory. **You
        don't need to change the code that uses pytz.** (The package name gaerpytz is
        superficial and the package structure has not been changed.)
        
        - Import the package with ``import pytz``
        - Use it like you would pytz
        
        In practice, gaerpytz runs slightly slower due to the zip file.
        
        So what? You can do this yourself, right?
        -----------------------------------------
        
        Time zones are magic (change frequently based on local laws), so pytz is
        updated often. Applying these modifications to every new pytz release is
        tedious. This is why you see many out-of-date or abandoned packages that patch
        pytz on PyPI.
        
        gaerpytz takes people out of the process. **gaerpytz watches pytz. When a new
        version of pytz is released, gaerpytz automatically fetches a copy and builds
        itself.** This is what makes gaerpytz Google App Engine *-r* than the pytz
        patches that came before.
        
        You can view the code directly at
        `https://gaerpytz.appspot.com/ <https://gaerpytz.appspot.com/>`_.
        
        *Even if you don't use the code, please help me by contributing location data
        to the time zone database. Thank you!*
        
Keywords: timezone tzinfo datetime olson time
Platform: any
Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Natural Language :: English
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
