Latest version of tzdata (2023b) is out (on PyPI and upstream!): https://pypi.org/project/tzdata/
This includes a change to Lebanon's Daylight Saving Time going into effect... this weekend, so don't delay in your updates if you work with any datetimes in Lebanon!
#python #tzdata #timezones #release
Provider of IANA time zone data
And as usual, if you have the ear of someone involved in setting time zone policy in Lebanon (or anywhere), maybe send them this article: https://codeofmatt.com/on-the-timing-of-time-zone-changes/
What do Turkey, Chile, Russia, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, North Korea and Haiti all have in common? Time Zone Chaos! No, that's not the punchline to a joke. It's actually quite a serious problem. The biggest issue with time zones is not that they exist, nor that they have daylight saving time.
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