import os import sys import time os.environ['TZ'] = 'NZ' time.tzset() def get_time(): return time.mktime((2014, 4, 6, 2, 0, 0, -1, -1, -1)) print(get_time()) # If 'breakme', change DST state (?) month = 1 if 'breakme' in sys.argv else 6 time.mktime((2000, month, 1, 1, 0, 0, -1, -1, -1)) print(get_time())