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[BUG] Default Python datetimeFormat is not RFC3339 compliant
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Description
OpenAPI documentation suggests that both date and date-time formats should be RFC3339 compliant, but the default for Python is not, as it is missing a colon in the timezone offset field. (%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z).
openapi-generator version
7.11.0
OpenAPI declaration file content or url
timestamp:
type: string
format: date-time
Generation Details
Steps to reproduce
Add a date-time formatted string field as a parameter, the generated python code will send timestamps in the format (%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z) e.g. 2025-03-25T12:32:00+0900
Related issues/PRs
Suggest a fix
In Python 3.12+, changing the %z directive to %:z will add a colon to the timezone offset, making the timestamp RFC3339 compliant.
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Research direction
Start with the Python generator behavior described in the issue and reproduce it using the supplied OpenAPI schema with a date-time field. Trace where the default datetime format is selected; the work is done when generated timestamps include the colon required by RFC3339 and the reproduction no longer produces an offset such as +0900.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Bug
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- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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