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gistfile1.py
def datetime_to_timestamp(date, date_format):
"""
Converts date/time string to unix timestamp. Note that
the date/time string will interpreted using the local
timezone on your system.
The resulting unix timestamp will be in GMT time.
"""
dt = datetime.strptime(date, date_format)
return int(time.mktime(dt.timetuple()))
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