> Would issue22798.diff patch address your issue?

No. The issue is that C mktime() may update C tzname on some platforms
but time.mktime() does not update time.tzname on these platforms while 
the time module docs suggest that it might be expected e.g.:

  Most of the functions defined in this module call platform C library
  functions with the same name. It may sometimes be helpful to consult
  the platform documentation, because the semantics of these functions 
  varies among platforms.

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Unrelated: time.strftime('%Z') and
time.strftime('%Z', time.localtime(time.time())) can differ on some 
platforms and python versions
  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32353015/python-time-strftime-z-is-always-zero-instead-of-timezone-offset