format_local_datetime.py

from datetime import datetime

def format_local_datetime(dt):
    """Return a string with local timezone representing the date."""
    try:
        return dt.astimezone().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %z')
    except (TypeError, ValueError):
        # Python 2 do not have builtin timezone
        import time
        def get_timezone_offset():
            timestamp = time.time()
            delta = datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp) - datetime.utcfromtimestamp(timestamp)
            if delta.seconds >= 0:
                sign = '+'
                seconds = delta.seconds
            else:
                sign = '-'
                seconds = - delta.seconds
            hours, rest = divmod(seconds, 60 * 60)
            minutes, _ = divmod(rest, 60)
            return '%s%02d%02d' % (sign, hours, minutes)
        offset = get_timezone_offset()
        return '%s %s' % (dt.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M'), offset)

now = datetime.now()
print(format_local_datetime(now))