id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc,stage,has_patch,needs_docs,needs_tests,needs_better_patch,easy,ui_ux 3294,Add as_dict() method to models,Jeff Bauer ,nobody,"I'd like to request an {{{as_dict()}}} method to be added to Model. People are treating {{{__dict__}}} as a way to access the model instance data, e.g.: http://tinyurl.com/ykxjgs It would be better to have a public method so code won't break if {{{__dict__}}} were to ever be used internally in ways the application developer didn't anticipate. ",enhancement,closed,Core (Other),dev,normal,fixed,,,Design decision needed,0,0,0,0,0,0