title: Convert local time to GMT in python
body: <p>I have a program that recieves a date-time string in local time (israel) and i need to convert it to epoch seconds.</p>
  
  <p>I could use a format such as "UTC +02:00" i guess, but the problem is, with daytime savings, Israels watch behaves differently than other countries. Is there a way to get epoch time dependant on country?</p>