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A list of surprises, using datetimes with the python ecosystem
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datetime_surprises.py
from datetime import UTC
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
TZ_PARIS = ZoneInfo("Europe/Paris")
TZ_UTC = UTC
# datetime equality is bugged
datetime(2023, 10, 29, 2, 30, fold=0, tzinfo=TZ_PARIS) == datetime(2023, 10, 29, 2, 30, fold=1, tzinfo=TZ_PARIS) # True
datetime(2023, 10, 29, 2, 30, fold=0, tzinfo=TZ_PARIS).timestamp() == datetime(2023, 10, 29, 2, 30, fold=1, tzinfo=TZ_PARIS).timestamp() # False
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