@Marvin how do I add a timezone to a cron expression when deploying a flow with the flow.serve method?

To add a timezone to a cron expression when deploying a flow using the

flow.serve

method in Prefect 3.x, you can specify the timezone as part of the scheduling configuration. Here's how you can do it: 1. Define the Schedule: When configuring your flow's schedule, you can create a deployment with a schedule object that includes the timezone. 2. Example Configuration: You can specify the schedule, including the timezone, directly in your deployment configuration. The schedule can be defined using a cron expression, and you can include the necessary timezone information. Here's a simplified example of how you can set up such a schedule:

python
from prefect import flow, serve

@flow
def my_flow(name):
    print(f"hello {name}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Example deployment with a cron schedule and timezone
    deployment = my_flow.to_deployment(
        name="scheduled_flow",
        cron="0 * * * *",  # hourly cron schedule
        timezone="America/Chicago"  # example timezone
    )
    serve(deployment)

- The cron expression "0 * * * *" sets the flow to run hourly. - The timezone "America/Chicago" defines the timezone in which the cron schedule should be interpreted. You can also refer to the Prefect 3.x documentation on adding schedules to see more about configuring schedules and the options available. Remember, daylight saving time considerations and time zone differences will be handled automatically by Prefect when the correct timezone is set. So you can relax a bit while it plays around with the clock!

i dont think thats right marvin, should be

schedules=[IntervalSchedule(...)]

where

from prefect.client.schemas.schedules import IntervalSchedule

Hey yep, just crashed a couple of flows to figure this out. 🤣