Python time.tzname() Function

Last Updated : 22 Nov, 2021

Time tzname() in Python returns the tuple of two strings in which the first string is the name of the local non-DST timezone and the second string is the name of the local DST timezone. 

Syntax: time.tzname()

Return: It will return the tuple of strings

Example 1: Python program to get the DST and non DST

Python3
# import time module
import time

# get the DST
print(time.tzname)

Output:

('UTC', 'UTC')

Example 2: Use the index numbers to get the strings

Python3
# import time module
import time

# get the DST of first string
print(time.tzname[0])

# get the DST of second string
print(time.tzname[1])

Output:

UTC
UTC
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