Sat Sep  2 03:32:13 2012 [pid 12461] CONNECT: Client "66.249.68.236"
 Sat Sep  2 03:32:13 2012 [pid 12460] [ftp] OK LOGIN: Client "66.249.68.236", anon     password "gxxglxxxxt@google.com"
 Sat Sep  2 03:32:14 2012 [pid 12462] [ftp] OK DOWNLOAD: Client "66.249.68.236",   "/pub/10.5524/100001_101000/100022/readme.txt", 451

def OnlyRecent(line):
       print time.strptime(line.split("[")[0].strip(),"%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y")
       print time.time()
    if  time.strptime(line.split("[")[0].strip(),"%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y") < time.time():
        return True
    return False

(2012, 9, 2, 3, 32, 13, 5, 246, -1)
    1347332968.08
   (2012, 9, 2, 3, 32, 13, 5, 246, -1)
    1347332968.08
   (2012, 9, 2, 3, 32, 14, 5, 246, -1)
    1347332968.08

>>> import time
>>> time.mktime((2012, 9, 2, 3, 32, 13, 5, 246, -1))
1346527933.0

from datetime import datetime
def OnlyRecent(line):
  return  datetime.strptime(line.split("[")[0].strip(),"%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y") < datetime.now()

seven_days = datetime.timedelta(days=7)

def OnlyRecent(line):
    dt = datetime.datetime.strptime(line.split('[')[0].strip(), "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y")
    return dt > datetime.datetime.now() - seven_days