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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Where on Earth do Timezones Make Sense? Timezonapalooza

leonardo valdes
leonardo valdes
12,384 Points
Posted by leonardo valdes
leonardo valdes
12,384 Points

program works on pycharm but not on terminal?

I used the same code that kenneth wrote in the video, and it runs fine after installing pytz on pycharm. When I run it on the terminal, however, i get a syntax error when I input local_date. I dont know why it works on one but not the other?

from datetime import datetime
import pytz

OTHER_TIMEZONES = [pytz.timezone('US/Eastern'),
               pytz.timezone('Pacific/Auckland'),
               pytz.timezone('Asia/Calcutta'),
               pytz.timezone('UTC'),
               pytz.timezone('Europe/Paris'),
               pytz.timezone('Africa/Khartoum')
               ]

fmt = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z%z'

while True:
    date_input = input('When is your meeting? Use MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM format.: ')
    try:
        local_date = datetime.strptime(date_input, '%m/%d/%Y %H:%M')
    except ValueError:
        print("{} doesn't seem to be a valid date and time...".format(date_input))
    else:
        local_date = pytz.timezone('US/Pacific').localize(local_date)
        utc_date = local_date.astimezone(pytz.utc)

    output = []
    for timezone in OTHER_TIMEZONES:
        output.append(utc_date.astimezone(timezone))
    for appointment in output:
        print(appointment.strftime(fmt))
    break
leonardo valdes
leonardo valdes
12,384 Points
leonardo valdes
leonardo valdes
12,384 Points

when I run it on the terminal as just python meetings.py i get the syntax error, but when i use python3 meetings.py it works without error. Should we use python3 instead of python?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

It looks like lines 19 and 21 (after the "except" and the "else") should be indented.

leonardo valdes
leonardo valdes
12,384 Points
leonardo valdes
leonardo valdes
12,384 Points

sorry, they actually were indented. I edited the question to avoid confusion.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

If I add the indentation it runs without error.

leonardo valdes
leonardo valdes
12,384 Points
leonardo valdes
leonardo valdes
12,384 Points

thats weird because i definitely indented when i wrote it, and it runs without error on pycharm. the only time I've gotten the syntax error is if i try to run it directly from the terminal.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what you mean by "directly from the terminal". I'm running it from the console in the workspace. Do you mean something else?