gistfile1.py

        def get_archives(self):
            """ get all post objects grouped by year/month """

            archives = {}
            posts = self.active(Post.ACTIVE).published().order_by('-publish_date')
            for p in posts:
                year = p.publish_date.year
                month = p.publish_date.month

                try:
                    archives[year][month-1][1]=True

                except KeyError:
                    # catch the KeyError, and set up list for that year
                    archives[year]=[[datetime.date(year,m,1),False, 0] for m in xrange(1,13)]
                    archives[year][month-1][1]=True

                if archives[year][month-1][1] == True:
                    archives[year][month-1][2] +=1

            for year in archives:
                archives[year].sort(reverse=True)

            archives = sorted(archives.items(),reverse=True)
            return archives