def _cursor(self):
        settings_dict = self.settings_dict
        if self.connection is None:
            if not settings_dict['NAME']:
                from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
                raise ImproperlyConfigured(
                    "settings.DATABASES is improperly configured. "
                    "Please supply the NAME value.")
            conn_params = {
                'database': settings_dict['NAME'],
            }
            conn_params.update(settings_dict['OPTIONS'])
            if 'autocommit' in conn_params:
                del conn_params['autocommit']
            if settings_dict['USER']:
                conn_params['user'] = settings_dict['USER']
            if settings_dict['PASSWORD']:
                conn_params['password'] = force_str(settings_dict['PASSWORD'])
            if settings_dict['HOST']:
                conn_params['host'] = settings_dict['HOST']
            if settings_dict['PORT']:
                conn_params['port'] = settings_dict['PORT']
            self.connection = Database.connect(**conn_params)
            self.connection.set_client_encoding('UTF8')
            tz = 'UTC' if settings.USE_TZ else settings_dict.get('TIME_ZONE')
            if tz:
                try:
                    get_parameter_status = self.connection.get_parameter_status
                except AttributeError:
                    # psycopg2 < 2.0.12 doesn't have get_parameter_status
                    conn_tz = None
                else:
                    conn_tz = get_parameter_status('TimeZone')

                if conn_tz != tz:
                    # Set the time zone in autocommit mode (see #17062)
                    self.connection.set_isolation_level(
                            psycopg2.extensions.ISOLATION_LEVEL_AUTOCOMMIT)
                    self.connection.cursor().execute(
                            self.ops.set_time_zone_sql(), [tz])
            self.connection.set_isolation_level(self.isolation_level)
            self._get_pg_version()
            connection_created.send(sender=self.__class__, connection=self)
        cursor = self.connection.cursor()
        cursor.tzinfo_factory = utc_tzinfo_factory if settings.USE_TZ else None
        return CursorWrapper(cursor)
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