Python strftime directive %Z
Time zone name or abbreviation (empty if the datetime is naive).
Example (from datetime(2026, 6, 18, 13, 45, 30))
(empty for a naive datetime)
In Python
from datetime import datetime
dt = datetime(2026, 6, 18, 13, 45, 30)
dt.strftime("%Z")
# => ""Parsing with strptime
Parses a time zone name (limited support in Python). See strptime.dev for the parsing side.