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 <jbauer@…>	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