code: def GpsSecondsFromPyUTC( pyUTC, leapSecs=14 ):
      
      t = t=gpsFromUTC(*ymdhmsFromPyUTC( pyUTC ))
      return int(t[0] * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7 + t[1])
docs: converts the python epoch to gps seconds
  
      pyEpoch = the python epoch from time.time()