# How to set timezone when use python sdk?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-timezone-when-use-python-sdk/329011
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** language-clients
**Created:** [March 31, 2023, 6:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-timezone-when-use-python-sdk/329011 "2023-03-31T06:51:27Z")
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### Author:  [@KeithTt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/KeithTt)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2023, 6:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-timezone-when-use-python-sdk/329011/1 "2023-03-31T06:51:27Z")
```json
{
"_index": "mysql_backup_stat",
"_type": "_doc",
"_id": "addb-m15-2023-03-31T02:31:22.920268+08:00",
"_version": 1,
"_score": null,
"_source": {
"timestamp": "2023-03-31T02:31:22.920268+08:00",
"hostname": "m15",
"dbname": "addb",
"result": "SUCCESS"
},
"fields": {
"timestamp": [
"2023-03-30T18:31:22.920Z"
]
},
"sort": [
1680201082920
]
}
```
The timezone in ES is UTC, how to set it to local time?
Here is my code:
```python
with Elasticsearch(hosts=hosts, timeout=300) as es:
if not es.indices.exists(index=index_name):
es.indices.create(index=index_name)
doc = {
"timestamp": timestamp,
"hostname": hostname,
"dbname": dbname,
"result": result
}
doc_id = "{}-{}-{}".format(dbname, hostname, timestamp)
es.index(index=index_name, body=doc, id=doc_id)
```
and the sdk doc:
[https://elasticsearch-py.readthedocs.io/en/v7.14.0/api.html#elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.index](https://elasticsearch-py.readthedocs.io/en/v7.14.0/api.html#elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.index)
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-timezone-when-use-python-sdk/329011/2 "2023-04-04T01:49:09Z")
Elasticsearch only stores data in UTC, you cannot change that and all you can do is store the UTC offset in the timestamp.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-timezone-when-use-python-sdk/329011/3 "2023-05-02T01:49:35Z")
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