I noticed that there doesn't currently seem to be a function that takes a tuple of date information (like that returned by localtime()) and turns it into a Unix time -- effectively, the reverse operation to localtime() or gmtime(). It's a very useful operation to have when working with dates and times. Perl has it in the timelocal.pl script and i was thinking of stealing the logic in it to add a similar function to Python. So, before i go reinvent the wheel -- have i missed the fact that we already have this function? Would anyone care if it was added? Thanks for your thoughts... -- ?!ng