User Specified Date Time

I need to parse a date/time string from user input, and convert to UTC based on timzeone info not available in the string for datetime.strptime() (any suggestions?). Is there a str

Solution 1:

While searching for similar information I came across a demo app engine app (with source included) that demonstrates how to convert timezones in a way that's similar to what you've requested. Unfortunately, though, you'll need to create custom tzinfo classes (explanation/code in the demo app linked above) for each timezone you'll be converting.

If you need to be able to handle any timezone and/or want to take the easy route, I'd recommend using the pytz module. However, keep in mind, pytz is a rather bulky module that you'd have to upload to your GAE instance.