# Parse "Z" timezone suffix in datetime

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/parse-z-timezone-suffix-in-datetime/2220>\
**Category:** Ideas\
**Created:** [August 28, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/parse-z-timezone-suffix-in-datetime/2220 "2019-08-28T14:59:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/parse-z-timezone-suffix-in-datetime/2220/6 "2019-08-29T07:23:32Z")

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Well, it’s still pretty annoying that something called `fromisoformat` doesn’t actually parse the ISO format. And the doc isn’t helpful, as it doesn’t give any alternative.

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