arrow-py/arrow

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9047 stars · 774 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Arrow is a Python library providing a human-friendly, drop-in replacement for the datetime type with simpler creation, manipulation, formatting, and timezone conversion. It fills gaps in the standard library such as ISO 8601 parsing, timespans, and humanized date output.

Use cases

• parse dates and timestamps in python
• convert datetimes between timezones
• humanize relative dates like '2 hours ago'
• parse iso 8601 date strings
• generate date ranges and time spans
• replace verbose datetime/pytz boilerplate

When to choose

• you want timezone-aware datetimes by default with minimal code
• you need ISO 8601 parsing or humanized date strings in many locales
• you want a drop-in datetime replacement with a friendlier API

When to avoid

• you need maximum performance or zero dependencies - the stdlib datetime may suffice
• you're on a project standardized around datetime/dateutil and don't want a new type
• you need immutable or high-precision time handling beyond Arrow's scope

Facets

library · maturity stable

date-time parser internationalization developer-tools cross-platform python cross-platform datetime timezone humanize iso-8601 timestamp moment-js-inspired

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