[issue34657] pyconfig.h macro "timezone" name clashes with user source are likely

Zachary Ware added the comment: This is a duplicate of bpo-24643. -- resolution: -> duplicate stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed superseder: -> VS 2015 pyconfig.h #define timezone _timezone conflicts with timeb.h ___ Python tracker

[issue34657] pyconfig.h macro "timezone" name clashes with user source are likely

Change by Ned Deily : -- components: +Windows -Build nosy: +paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue34657] pyconfig.h macro "timezone" name clashes with user source are likely

New submission from Mark Mikofski : TL;DR: if PC user compiles source which defines "timezone" in a header, and includes Python.h after the header, then the macro also called "timezone" in pyconfig.h will redefine the users source, yielding unexpected results. see Cython google group for an a