Convert Python date types to RFC822 format

2017-08-25 18:57:07.602290

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 09:57:07 -0000

import datetime
import time
from email import utils

now = datetime.datetime.now()
# 2017-08-25 18:57:07.602290

nowtuple = now.timetuple()
# time.struct_time(tm_year=2017, tm_mon=8, tm_mday=25, tm_hour=18, tm_min=57, tm_sec=7, tm_wday=4, tm_yday=237, tm_isdst=-1)

nowtimestamp = time.mktime(nowtuple)
# 1503655027.0

rfc822 = utils.formatdate(nowtimestamp)

print(rfc822)
# Fri, 25 Aug 2017 09:57:07 -0000

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