def dateToInt(date, strfmt='%Y%m%d'):
    """ Converts a datetime date into int
	Parameters:
	-----------
		date : datetime
			date in datetime format
		strfmt : string
			format in which the int date will be generated
	Example:
		dateToInt(dt.date(2015,10,23),'%Y')
	"""
    return int(date.strftime(strfmt))
