Locale-Sensitive Python Method

datetime.utcnow()

Internationalization (I18n) Method Overview

The utcnow method returns a naive datetime object with the the current utc time.

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I18n Issues

Python 3: Because naive datetime objects are treated by many datetime methods as local times, it is better to use aware datetimes to represent times in UTC. The utcnow method can have dangerous results in Python3 and should not be used. Instead use now(timezone.utc).

In general, you should store dates and times in the UTC time zone and then display using the user's locale.

Please see Times and Dates for more information.

Globalyzer will detect this method and report it as an I18n issue. If you have determined that the call is being handled correctly, you can use Globalyzer's Ignore Comment functionality to ensure that it isn't picked up in a subsequent scan.

Locale-Sensitive Python Methods