arrow-py / arrow-py/arrow

Support ZoneInfo timezones

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Description

## Feature Request

It would be nice to allow for `ZoneInfo` objects to be passed into arrow as an alternative to dateutil timezones.

A `backports.zoneinfo` package is available that supports Python 3.6+ https://pypi.org/project/backports.zoneinfo/. We'd also need to bundle in the `tzdata` package to enable timezones on Windows with ZoneInfo: https://pypi.org/project/tzdata/.

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Research direction

Start by locating Arrow's existing dateutil timezone handling and its tests. Review the ZoneInfo and backports.zoneinfo packages, along with the tzdata requirement for Windows, then verify that ZoneInfo objects are accepted and timezone behavior remains covered by tests.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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