["python","datetime","time","utc"]
How can I get the current time (now) in UTC?

I have a python datetime object (representing five minutes from now) which I would like to convert to UTC. I am planning to output it in RFC 2822 format to put in an HTTP header, but I am not sure if that matters for this question. I found some information on this site about converting time objects, and it looks simpler that way, but this time I really want to use datetime objects, because I am using timedeltas to adjust them: I tried something like this: from datetime import datetime, timedelta now = datetime.now() fiveMinutesLater = datetime.now() + timedelta(minutes=5) fiveMinutesLaterUtc = ??? Nothing in the time or datetime module looks like it would help me. It seems like I may be able to do it by passing the datetime object through 3 or 4 functions, but I am wondering if there is a simpler way. I would prefer not to use third-party modules, but I may if it is the only reasonable choice.
Run this to obtain a naive datetime in UTC (and to add five minutes to it): >>> from datetime import datetime, timedelta >>> datetime.utcnow() datetime.datetime(2021, 1, 26, 15, 41, 52, 441598) >>> datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(minutes=5) datetime.datetime(2021, 1, 26, 15, 46, 52, 441598) If you would prefer a timezone-aware datetime object, run this in Python 3.2 or higher: >>> from datetime import datetime, timezone >>> datetime.now(timezone.utc) datetime.datetime(2021, 1, 26, 15, 43, 54, 379421, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)