Ticket #11943: serializer.diff

django/core/serializers/python.py

@@ -35 +35 @@
         self._current = None
 
     def handle_field(self, obj, field):
-        value = field._get_val_from_obj(obj)
-        # Protected types (i.e., primitives like None, numbers, dates,
-        # and Decimals) are passed through as is. All other values are
-        # converted to string first.
-        if is_protected_type(value):
-            self._current[field.name] = value
-        else:
-            self._current[field.name] = field.value_to_string(obj)
+        try:
+          value = field._get_val_from_obj(obj)
+          # Protected types (i.e., primitives like None, numbers, dates,
+          # and Decimals) are passed through as is. All other values are
+          # converted to string first.
+          if is_protected_type(value):
+              self._current[field.name] = value
+          else:
+              self._current[field.name] = field.value_to_string(obj)
+        except AttributeError:
+          self._current[field.name] = smart_unicode(getattr(obj, field.name),
+                                                            strings_only=True)
 
     def handle_fk_field(self, obj, field):
         related = getattr(obj, field.name)