[Date_Time] Espanso trigger to output time and date in another timezone. Requires Python and its pytz library. Somewhat redundant from Espanso v2.3.0. #espanso #python

date_time.yml

# Espanso trigger to output time and date in another timezone
# Requires Python and its pytz library

matches:
  - trigger: :tzdate
    replace: '{{output}}'
    vars:
      - name: zones
        type: script
        params:
          args:
            - python
            - -c
            - |
              import pytz
              print("\n".join(pytz.all_timezones))
      - name: zone_choice
        type: form
        params:
          layout: 'Pick a time-zone: [[zone]]'
          fields:
            zone:
              type: list
              values: '{{zones}}'
              default: Europe/London
      - name: output
        type: script
        params:
          args:
            - python
            - -c
            - |
              import pytz; from datetime import datetime
              timezone = pytz.timezone('{{zone_choice.zone}}')
              # Get the current date and time in UTC
              utc_now = datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc)
              # Convert UTC time to the specified timezone
              local_time = utc_now.astimezone(timezone)
              print("Current date and time in", timezone, "is:", local_time.strftime('%F %T'))

i did the same 😆 ... it's just way faster with the internal data type, and not as wasteful ...

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import datetime as dt
import locale
import time
from argparse import ArgumentParser
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo

# https://is.gd/DDyxBL
FORMAT_STRINGS = {
    "absdate": "%Y-%m-%d",
    "abstime": "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%:z",
    "isodate": "%Y-%m-%d",
    "isotime": "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S",
    "utcdate": "%Y-%m-%d",
    "utctime": "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ",
}

if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("-o", "--offset", type=int, default=0, help="Offset date by this many days")
    parser.add_argument("-u", "--utc", action="store_true", default=False, help="Use UTC date/time")
    parser.add_argument("-l", "--locale", default="de_DE")
    parser.add_argument("-z", "--zone", default=None, help="Use the given time zone")
    parser.add_argument("format_str", default=["isodate"], nargs="*", help="Specify format string or 'isodate'/'isotime'")
    config = parser.parse_args()

    # this IS discouraged, yet this is not a web app, this is a one-shot tool.
    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, config.locale)

    format_str = " ".join(config.format_str)
    utc = config.utc or format_str.startswith("utc")

    if utc:
        tz = dt.timezone.utc
    elif config.zone:
        tz = ZoneInfo(config.zone)
    else:
        tz = ZoneInfo(time.tzname[0])
    now = dt.datetime.now(tz=tz) + dt.timedelta(days=config.offset)

    format_str = FORMAT_STRINGS.get(format_str, format_str)
    print(now.strftime(format_str))

i did the same 😆 ... it's just way faster with the internal data type, and not as wasteful ...

# this IS discouraged, yet this is not a web app, this is a one-shot tool.

    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, ".".join(locale.getlocale()))

works here.