#!/usr/bin/env python

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import time


def timestamp(date_time_object):
    """
    Returns the timestamp associated with the given
    datetime object.

    :type date_time_object: datetime.datetime
    :param date_time_object: datetime object that will be converted
    :rtype int
    :return: Returns the appropriate timestamp
    """
    return int(time.mktime(date_time_object.timetuple()))