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neilsh opened this issue Apr 24, 2025 · 0 comments
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datetime.utcnow() deprecation in Python 3.12 #2883

neilsh opened this issue Apr 24, 2025 · 0 comments

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neilsh commented Apr 24, 2025

datetime.utcnow() was deprecated in Python 3.12, although it's referenced in quite a few places in MongoEngine's docs and test code, e.g.:

Note: To default the field to the current datetime, use: DateTimeField(default=datetime.utcnow)

It seems like it would make sense to do one of the following:

  • Update docs to e.g. DateTimeField(default=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc))
  • Create a timezone-aware helper called something like aware_utcnow, with behavior compatible across Python versions
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