Python: date, time formatting

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Published on 2010-03-21T12:52:18Z Indexed on 2010/03/21 13:01 UTC
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I need to generate a local timestamp in a form of YYYYMMDDHHmmSSOHH'mm'. That OHH'mm' is one of +, -, Z and then there are hourhs and minutes followed by '.

Please, how do I get such a timestamp, denoting both local time zone and possible daylight saving?

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