def METHOD_NAME(t, localTime = True):
    """convert from a string in the format output from timeStamptoDate to a 32bit seconds from the epoch.
    If the time is UTC, the boolean value localTime must be set to False.
    The format accepted is \"DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS\". The year must be the full number.
    """
    # time string, format -> time structure
    timeStruct = time.strptime(t, "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")
    if localTime:
        # time structure -> timestamp float -> timestamp int
        return int(time.mktime(timeStruct))
    else:
        # time structrue -> timestamp int
        return calendar.timegm(timeStruct)