Incorrect "event_date" for NHL games

Question

Hi -

I've been using 'Openers by Sport and Date' to collect info for NHL games happening today, and I'm finding that the 'event_date' for the games is incorrect, even though I set the offset to 360 for CST.

Let me know if I'm missing something! Thanks!

Declan

TheRundown · Answer

HI declankennedy,

Thanks for getting back to us.

Yes, the event_date is always provided in the ISO8601 format as rajasaurus mentions. This format contains the date and time in addition to timezone information. It looks like you're using python. We recommend using the pytz library for parsing timezone aware dates in python. It can be found here: http://pytz.sourceforge.net/#example-usage

Please let us know if you have any further questions.

Best,
TheRundown Team

Raja Bhatia · Answer

@declanekennedy - the time format in event_date is in iso 1860 format (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) and the default timezone if not specified is UTC. EST is currently UTC-5 and when we enter daylight time (EDT) it is UTC-4

TheRundown · Answer

Hi declankennedy,

Can you provide us with more information, specifically, the endpoint you're using, with parameters, which event ids have the incorrect event date, what event date they were showing, and what you expected them to show?

Thanks,
TheRundown Team

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Incorrect "event_date" for NHL games