from datetime import datetime
from dateutil.parser import parse
import pytz


def toUTC(suspectedDate,localTimeZone="US/Pacific"):
    '''make a UTC date out of almost anything'''
    utc=pytz.UTC
    objDate=None
    if type(suspectedDate)==str:
        objDate=parse(suspectedDate,fuzzy=True)
    elif type(suspectedDate)==datetime:
        objDate=suspectedDate
    
    if objDate.tzinfo is None:
        objDate=pytz.timezone(localTimeZone).localize(objDate)
        objDate=utc.normalize(objDate)
    else:
        objDate=utc.normalize(objDate)
    if objDate is not None:
        objDate=utc.normalize(objDate)
        
    return objDate
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def toUTC(suspectedDate, localTimeZone='US/Pacific'):
    """make a UTC date out of almost anything"""
    utc = pytz.UTC
    objDate = None
    if type(suspectedDate) == str:
        objDate = parse(suspectedDate, fuzzy=True)
    elif type(suspectedDate) == datetime:
        objDate = suspectedDate
    if objDate.tzinfo is None:
        objDate = pytz.timezone(localTimeZone).localize(objDate)
        objDate = utc.normalize(objDate)
    else:
        objDate = utc.normalize(objDate)
    if objDate is not None:
        objDate = utc.normalize(objDate)
    return objDate

from datetime import datetime
from dateutil.parser import parse
import pytz


def toUTC(suspectedDate, localTimeZone='US/Pacific'):
    """make a UTC date out of almost anything"""
    utc = pytz.UTC
    objDate = None
    if type(suspectedDate) == str:
        objDate = parse(suspectedDate, fuzzy=True)
    elif type(suspectedDate) == datetime:
        objDate = suspectedDate
    if objDate.tzinfo is None:
        objDate = pytz.timezone(localTimeZone).localize(objDate)
        objDate = utc.normalize(objDate)
    else:
        objDate = utc.normalize(objDate)
    if objDate is not None:
        objDate = utc.normalize(objDate)
    return objDate

from datetime import datetime
from dateutil.parser import parse
import pytz


def toUTC(suspectedDate,localTimeZone="US/Pacific"):
    '''make a UTC date out of almost anything'''
    utc=pytz.UTC
    objDate=None
    if type(suspectedDate)==str:
        objDate=parse(suspectedDate,fuzzy=True)
    elif type(suspectedDate)==datetime:
        objDate=suspectedDate
    
    if objDate.tzinfo is None:
        objDate=pytz.timezone(localTimeZone).localize(objDate)
        objDate=utc.normalize(objDate)
    else:
        objDate=utc.normalize(objDate)
    if objDate is not None:
        objDate=utc.normalize(objDate)
        
    return objDate