# DateTime.add/3 is missing

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/datetime-add-3-is-missing/13627>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** dates\
**Created:** [April 12, 2018, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/datetime-add-3-is-missing/13627 "2018-04-12T06:24:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nicd](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/nicd/32/2357_2.png) [@Nicd](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/Nicd)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/datetime-add-3-is-missing/13627/9 "2018-04-12T10:23:20Z")

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Example from another language: Python doesn’t offer nearly any timezone handling capabilities out of the box. Usually you install `pytz` to deal with timezones. So in that regard, I don’t think of Elixir’s choice as odd in any way.

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