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.. _TimeZone:

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|phoenix_title|  **TimeZone**
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Class representing a time zone.          

The representation is simply the offset, in seconds, from ``UTC``.           




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|class_hierarchy| Inheritance Diagram
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Inheritance diagram for class **TimeZone**

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|method_summary| Methods Summary
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:meth:`~TimeZone.__init__`                                                       Constructor for a named time zone.
:meth:`~TimeZone.GetOffset`                                                      Return the offset of this time zone from ``UTC``, in seconds.
:meth:`~TimeZone.Make`                                                           Create a time zone with the given offset in seconds.
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|property_summary| Properties Summary
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:attr:`~TimeZone.Offset`                                                         See :meth:`~TimeZone.GetOffset`
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|api| Class API
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.. class:: TimeZone(object)

   Class representing a time zone.
   
   **Possible constructors**::

       TimeZone(tz)
       
       TimeZone(offset=0)
       



   .. method:: __init__(self, *args, **kw)



      |overload| **Overloaded Implementations**:

      **~~~**

      
      **__init__** `(self, tz)`
      
      Constructor for a named time zone.                  
      
      
      :param `tz`: 
      :type `tz`: DateTime.TZ
      
      
      
      
      
      
      **~~~**

      
      **__init__** `(self, offset=0)`
      
      Constructor for the given offset in seconds.                  
      
      
      :param `offset`: 
      :type `offset`: long
      
      
      
      
      
      
      **~~~**






   .. method:: GetOffset(self)

      Return the offset of this time zone from ``UTC``, in seconds.                  

      :rtype: `long`








   .. staticmethod:: Make(offset)

      Create a time zone with the given offset in seconds.                  


      :param `offset`: 
      :type `offset`: long




      :rtype: `DateTime.TimeZone`








   .. attribute:: Offset

      See :meth:`~TimeZone.GetOffset`