Convert Date and Time from One Time Zone to Another using Python

pytz library

1. Install pytz library from the command line:

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pip install pytz

2. Convert date and time from one time zone to another:

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import datetime
import pytz

dateTimeFormat = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'

fromTz = pytz.timezone('Europe/London')
toTz = pytz.timezone('America/New_York')

fromDateTime = '2020-09-12 20:30:00'

dt = datetime.datetime.strptime(fromDateTime, dateTimeFormat)
dt = fromTz.localize(dt)
dt = dt.astimezone(toTz)

toDateTime = dt.strftime(dateTimeFormat)

print(toDateTime)