gistfile1.txt

class BlogModel(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'blogs'
    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    title = Column(Text)
    posted = Column(DateTime)
    content = Column(Text)

    def __init__(self,title,posted,content):
       self.title = title
       self.posted = posted
       self.content = content

    def _json(self):
       return {
           "id"      : self.id,
           "title"   : self.title.encode('utf-8'),
           "posted"  : self.__prettydt().encode('utf-8'),
           "content" : self.content.encode('utf-8')
       }

    def __prettydt(self):
        if self.posted is None:
            return None
        return "{0} at {1}".format(self.posted.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), self.posted.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))