#3415: django allows invalid TIME_ZONE in settings.py
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner: jacob
Status: new | Component:
Uncategorized
Version: SVN | Resolution:
Keywords: datetime TIME_ZONE settings.py | Stage: Accepted
Has_patch: 0 | Needs_docs: 0
Needs_tests: 0 | Needs_better_patch: 0
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Changes (by mtredinnick):
* version: 0.95 => SVN
Comment:
Winston's idea is not a bad one. However, the implementation should be a
bit more careful. Check the values before trying to change the timezone
and then again afterwards. Basically, I would not want a warning emitted
for whose machine was set to a London timezone (which isn't UTC, because
UTC doesn't have daylight savings), or any equivalent locale.
Also, emitting a warning is not correct. If we cannot effectively change
the timezone, it should be an error. The current behaviour is like
emitting a warning that the aircraft is missing a wing and then letting
the pilot try to take off anyway.
This patch will need a lot of testing on different platforms in different
configurations, so it may take a while to get right, but Winston's
approach is the best idea I've seen yet for trying to get this correct
without having to maintain a massive whitelist.
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