How to convert local time string to UTC?

Question

How do I convert a datetime string in local time to a string in UTC time?

I\'m sure I\'ve done this before, but can\'t find it and SO will hopefull

Answer 1

In python3:

pip install python-dateutil

from dateutil.parser import tz

mydt.astimezone(tz.gettz('UTC')).replace(tzinfo=None)