Improved datetime import in system to correct load_var evaluation

Author: sgeulette

CHANGES.rst

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Changelog
 1.1.3 (unreleased)
 ------------------
 
-- Nothing changed yet.
-
+- Improved datetime import in system to correct load_var evaluation.
+  [sgeulette]
 
 1.1.2 (2024-12-19)
 ------------------

imio/pyutils/system.py

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 #
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-from datetime import datetime
 from six import ensure_binary
 from six.moves import cPickle
 from six.moves import range
 
+import datetime  # do not import datetime datetime because load_var must eval datetime.datetime(2024, 12, 19, 11, 34)
 import hashlib
 import os
 import re
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def get_ret_code(line):
         else:
             return int(match.group(1))
 
-    now = datetime.now()
+    now = datetime.datetime.now()
     if outfile:
         fh = open(outfile, "%s" % (append and "a" or "w"))
         fh.write("==================== NEW RUN on {} ====================\n".format(now.strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M")))