From e2b6346687c19f305b9c4a2d57826bf1bab6b275 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: niemeyer <>
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:23:24 +0000
Subject: - More improvements in tzwin. - New NEWS file. - Updated README with
 tzwin information.

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 README | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'README')

diff --git a/README b/README
index 98e5c04..a834331 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ the standard '''datetime''' module, available in Python 2.3+.
   files (/etc/localtime, /usr/share/zoneinfo, etc), TZ
   environment string (in all known formats), iCalendar
   format files, given ranges (with help from relative deltas),
-  local machine timezone, fixed offset timezone, and UTC timezone.
+  local machine timezone, fixed offset timezone, UTC timezone,
+  and Windows registry-based time zones.
+
+  * Internal up-to-date world timezone information based on
+  Olson's database.
 
   * Computing of Easter Sunday dates for any given year,
   using Western, Orthodox or Julian algorithms;
@@ -1855,6 +1859,47 @@ Let's check the daylight ranges, as usual:
 'EST'
 }}}
 
+==== tzwin type ====
+This type offers access to internal registry-based Windows timezones.
+The constuctor prototype is:
+{{{
+tzwin(name)
+}}}
+
+Where {{{name}}} is the timezone name. There's a static {{{tzwin.list()}}}
+method to check the available names,
+
+==== tzwin methods ====
+
+    tzwin.display()::
+    This method returns the timezone extended name.
+
+    tzwin.list()::
+    This static method lists all available timezone names.
+
+==== tzwin examples ====
+{{{
+>>> tz = tzwin("E. South America Standard Time")
+}}}
+
+==== tzwinlocal type ====
+This type offers access to internal registry-based Windows timezones.
+The constructor accepts no parameters, so the prototype is:
+{{{
+tzwinlocal()
+}}}
+
+==== tzwinlocal methods ====
+
+    tzwinlocal.display()::
+    This method returns the timezone extended name, and returns
+    {{{None}}} if one is not available.
+
+==== tzwinlocal examples ====
+{{{
+>>> tz = tzwinlocal()
+}}}
+
 ==== gettz() function ====
 This function is a helper that will try its best to get the right
 timezone for your environment, or for the given string. The prototype
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