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Find offset between system-time and Internet time using Python

How would you find the time offset between the local OS system-time and Internet time from various Internet time sources using Python?

Solution

  • Use ntplib. Right from the manual:

    >>> import ntplib
>>> c = ntplib.NTPClient()
>>> response = c.request('europe.pool.ntp.org', version=3)
>>> response.offset
-0.143156766891