Issue #6641: The datetime.strptime method now supports the %z directive.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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Extension Modules
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+- Issue #6641: The ``datetime.strptime`` method now supports the
+ ``%z`` directive. When the ``%z`` directive is present in the
+ format string, an aware ``datetime`` object is returned with
+ ``tzinfo`` bound to a ``datetime.timezone`` instance constructed
+ from the parsed offset. If both ``%z`` and ``%Z`` are present, the
+ data in ``%Z`` field is used for timezone name, but ``%Z`` data
+ without ``%z`` is discarded.
+
- Issue #5094: The ``datetime`` module now has a simple concrete class
implementing ``datetime.tzinfo`` interface. Instances of the new
class, ``datetime.timezone``, return fixed name and UTC offset from