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2611	XML serialization does not handle null datetime fields	csdurfee@…	Adrian Holovaty	"If you try to serialize a Django object to XML (JSON serialization is fine) that has a null datetime field, you get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ""<stdin>"", line 1, in ?
  File ""c:\python24\lib\site-packages\django\core\serializers\__init__.py"", line
 55, in serialize
    s.serialize(queryset, **options)
  File ""c:\python24\lib\site-packages\django\core\serializers\base.py"", line 39,
 in serialize
    self.handle_field(obj, field)
  File ""c:\python24\lib\site-packages\django\core\serializers\xml_serializer.py""
, line 61, in handle_field
    value = self.get_string_value(obj, field)
  File ""c:\python24\lib\site-packages\django\core\serializers\base.py"", line 53,
 in get_string_value
    value = getattr(obj, field.name).strftime(""%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"")
"	defect	new	Database layer (models, ORM)	dev	normal				Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0