python - Correctly saved timezone aware datetime object appearing timezone unaware when accessed in Django app -

in django app w/ postgresql backend maintain, users log in , post comments. every comment has timestamp associated it.

when creating comment object, do:

now = datetime.now() comment.objects.create(commenter=self.request.user, when=now, text='text') 

now timezone aware - i.e. utc +530, , now encodes information correctly. if use psql , peek @ entry created in comment postgresql table, see correct value datetime object.

however, if access same object django app, , print out datetime stamp, see timezone unaware object. i.e. datetime object doesn't know i'm @ utc +530.

this totally messing logic. how ensure same datetime object in django app that's saved in related postgresql table? it's remarkable 2 outputs different, i'm doing fundamentally wrong. help!

use timezone.now() instead of datetime.now():

from django.utils import timezone timezone.now() 

to now() either or without timezone globally whole app (including postgresql schema updates). or without time zone depends on use_tz setting.