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So the problem is with the %z directive not reporting the proper 
timezone offset, correct?  If you look at http://www.python.org/
dev/doc/devel/lib/module-time.html , though, you will notice that 
%T is not supported as a directive for strftime or strptime nor has 
it ever been supported.  Same goes for %T although it works in 
your example.

Since the docs do not say that these directives are supported I am 
closing this patch since it would require altering both strftime and 
stprtime to support %z on all platforms which this patch does not.