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Summary

This change implements the Unix-only time.tzset() function in RustPython, enabling dynamic timezone reinitialization from the TZ environment variable. The function delegates to the C runtime tzset() through host_env and refreshes the module-level timezone constants timezone, altzone, daylight, and tzname to mirror CPython semantics. A dedicated snippet test validates timezone switching and attribute updates, which also allows test_time.py:test_tzset from the CPython test suite to run and pass.

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    • Added time.tzset() support on Unix platforms, excluding WebAssembly. Calling it refreshes timezone names and offsets reported by the time module after host timezone settings change. Daylight-saving information is also updated where supported; it is not updated on FreeBSD.

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On supported Unix platforms, time.tzset() refreshes host timezone state and updates attributes on the time module when import succeeds. A test checks timezone values for EST/EDT and UTC, then restores the original TZ value.

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Timezone refresh

Layer / File(s) Summary
Refresh timezone state and test attributes
crates/vm/src/stdlib/time.rs, extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_time.py
Adds time.tzset() on supported Unix platforms. The function refreshes host timezone state and updates attributes on the imported time module. The test checks EST/EDT and UTC values and restores the original TZ value.

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Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: youknowone

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to cf3cb

The Unix timezone refresh has no established current runtime failure. Adding a UTC tzname assertion would strengthen regression coverage; this is a small follow-up, not a merge blocker.

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Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to cf3cb

The change affects 2 systems.

Changed systems: crates, extra_tests

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  • observed — crates (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — extra_tests (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_time.py: Adds a tzset-guarded timezone test that checks EST/EDT offsets and names, and UTC’s zero offset. Both daylight assertions now run only when time.daylight exists. The finally block restores or removes the original TZ environment value and reapplies it with tzset.
  • observed — Modified behavior in crates/vm/src/stdlib/time.rs: Added Unix, non-WASM tzset(). It refreshes host timezone state, then updates timezone, altzone, and tzname on the imported time module when import succeeds; it also updates daylight on platforms other than FreeBSD. Replaces a commented-out stub that called super::_tzset().
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- Line 108: Guard both `time.daylight` assertions in the timezone tests with an
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Comment on lines +259 to +263
let _ = module.set_attr(
"timezone",
vm.ctx.new_int(crate::host_env::time::tz::timezone()),
vm,
);

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Does this ignore all exceptions?

Doesn't it need to be like this?

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let _ = module.set_attr(
"timezone",
vm.ctx.new_int(crate::host_env::time::tz::timezone()),
vm,
);
module.set_attr(
"timezone",
vm.ctx.new_int(crate::host_env::time::tz::timezone()),
vm,
)?;

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I removed the unused variable, added a guard for time.daylight on FreeBSD, and verified the tzname updates.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_time.py (1)

113-123: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the UTC tzname values.

time.tzset() refreshes tzname, but the UTC branch does not check it. If the second refresh leaves ("EST", "EDT") unchanged, the current assertions still pass.

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         time.tzset()
         assert time.timezone == 0
+        assert time.tzname == ("UTC", "UTC")
         if hasattr(time, "daylight"):
             assert time.daylight == 0
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Review comment at @extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_time.py around lines 113 - 123:
In the UTC branch after the second time.tzset() call, assert that time.tzname is
("UTC", "UTC") so the refreshed timezone names are validated alongside
time.timezone and time.daylight.

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Review comments at @extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_time.py:
- Around line 113-123: In the UTC branch after the second time.tzset() call,
assert that time.tzname is ("UTC", "UTC") so the refreshed timezone names are
validated alongside time.timezone and time.daylight.

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