parameters: (cls, convert_datetime=True)
return_statement: return todict(cls)
docstring: return a dict representation of the Event and its sub-objects
      `convert_datetime` controls whether datetime objects are converted to strings or not
      :rtype: dict
docstring_summary: return a dict representation of the Event and its sub-objects
      `convert_datetime` controls whether datetime objects are converted to strings or not
      :rtype: dict
docstring_tokens: return a dict representation of the Event and its sub - objects convert_datetime controls whether datetime objects are converted to strings or not : rtype : dict
function: def to_dict(cls, convert_datetime=True):
      """
      return a dict representation of the Event and its sub-objects
      `convert_datetime` controls whether datetime objects are converted to strings or not
      :rtype: dict
      """
      def todict(obj):
          """
          recurse the objects and represent as a dict
          use the registered handlers if possible
          """
          data = {}
          if isinstance(obj, dict):
              for (key, val) in obj.items():
                  data[key] = todict(val)
              return data
          if not convert_datetime and isinstance(obj, datetime):
              return obj
          elif type_handler_value(obj):
              return type_handler_value(obj)
          elif isinstance(obj, collections.Sequence) and not isinstance(obj, basestring):
              return [todict(v) for v in obj]
          elif hasattr(obj, "__dict__"):
              for key, value in obj.__dict__.items():
                  if not callable(value) and not key.startswith('_'):
                      data[key] = todict(value)
              return data
          else:
              return obj
  
      return todict(cls)
function_tokens: def to_dict ( cls , convert_datetime = True ) : def todict ( obj ) : """
          recurse the objects and represent as a dict
          use the registered handlers if possible
          """ data = { } if isinstance ( obj , dict ) : for ( key , val ) in obj . items ( ) : data [ key ] = todict ( val ) return data if not convert_datetime and isinstance ( obj , datetime ) : return obj elif type_handler_value ( obj ) : return type_handler_value ( obj ) elif isinstance ( obj , collections . Sequence ) and not isinstance ( obj , basestring ) : return [ todict ( v ) for v in obj ] elif hasattr ( obj , "__dict__" ) : for key , value in obj . __dict__ . items ( ) : if not callable ( value ) and not key . startswith ( '_' ) : data [ key ] = todict ( value ) return data else : return obj return todict ( cls )