OK here's what I get Python 1.5.2 (#3, Sep 7 1999, 17:29:29) [GCC 2.7.2.3] on linux2 Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam >>> import time >>> time.daylight Traceback (innermost last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? AttributeError: daylight