:00 EST (-0500)' >>> eastern.normalize(loc_dt - timedelta(minutes=10)).strftime(fmt) '2002-10-27 01:50:00 EDT (-0400)' >>> (loc_dt + timedelta(minutes=10)).strftime(fmt) '2002-10-27 01:10:00 EST (-0500)' Raises UnknownTimeZoneError if passed an unknown zone. >>> try: ... timezone('Asia/Shangri-La') ... except UnknownTimeZoneError: ... print('Unknown') Unknown >>> try: ... timezone(unicode('\N{TRADE MARK SIGN}')) ... except UnknownTimeZoneError: ... print('Unknown') Unknown NÚ