# Python Library for Rpi for: adafruit-ds3231-precision-rtc-breakout

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**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 6, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/python-library-for-rpi-for-adafruit-ds3231-precision-rtc-breakout/6546 "2017-12-06T12:17:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![georgelza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ccd318/32.png) [@georgelza](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/georgelza)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/python-library-for-rpi-for-adafruit-ds3231-precision-rtc-breakout/6546/21 "2017-12-07T15:14:58Z")

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actually not, when you got /boot/config.txt and the /lib configured then Rasbian gets it time from date time like everyone, only difference the kernel now get the time from the RTC and not the onboard clock.

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