Converting from local -> UTC

[Keith Hughitt]

Hi,

I am having a little trouble figuring out how to convert a python
datetime to UTC. I have a UTC date (e.g. 2008-07-11 00:00:00). I would
like to create a UTC date so that when I send it to MySQL (which
treats all dates at local dates by default), it will already have
incorporated the proper UTC offset. I've tried looking through the
docs http://python.active-venture.com/lib/datetime-datetime.html), but
have not had any luck.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,
Keith