How to convert current date to epoch timestamp?

Question

How to convert current date to epoch timestamp ?

Format current date:

29.08.2011 11:05:02

Answer 1

Assuming you are using a 24 hour time format:

import time;
t = time.mktime(time.strptime("29.08.2011 11:05:02", "%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S"));