get_utc_tai_offset

pyhelpers.ops.get_utc_tai_offset(verbose=False, raise_error=False, url=None)[source]

Retrieves the difference between UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) and TAI (International Atomic Time).

This difference increases as leap seconds are added to UTC.

Parameters:

  • verbose (bool | int) – Whether to print additional information to the console; defaults to True.

  • raise_error (bool) – Whether to raise the provided exception; if raise_error=False (default), the error will be suppressed.

  • url (str | None) – URL to the IERS (International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service)’s Bulletin C, which announces leap seconds; defaults to None.

Returns:

The difference between UTC and TAI, i.e. UTC - TAI.

Return type:

int | float | None

Examples:

>>> from pyhelpers.ops import get_utc_tai_offset
>>> get_utc_tai_offset()
-37