Index: appengine_django/serializer/xml.py
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--- appengine_django/serializer/xml.py	(revision 19)
+++ appengine_django/serializer/xml.py	(working copy)
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 ToXml method for each entity.
 """
 
+import datetime
+import time
 import re
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -30,7 +32,9 @@
 from google.appengine.api import datastore_types
 from google.appengine.ext import db
 
-from python import FakeParent
+from appengine_django.serializer.python import FakeParent
+from appengine_django.serializer.python import DATE_FORMAT
+from appengine_django.serializer.python import TIME_FORMAT
 
 getInnerText = xml_serializer.getInnerText
 
@@ -133,9 +137,20 @@
           raise base.DeserializationError(u"Cannot load Reference with "
                                           "unnamed key: '%s'" % field_value)
         data[field.name] = key_obj
-      else:
-        data[field.name] = field.validate(field_value)
+        continue
 
+      if isinstance(field, db.DateTimeProperty):
+        try:
+          t = time.strptime(field_value.split(".")[0],
+                            "%s %s"% (DATE_FORMAT, TIME_FORMAT))
+          d = datetime.datetime(*(t)[0:6])
+          field_value = d
+        except (ValueError, TypeError), e:
+          # Pass it on anyway, and hope the model can deal with it.
+          pass
+
+      data[field.name] = field.validate(field_value)
+
     # Create the new model instance with all it's data, but no parent.
     object = Model(**data)
     # Now add the parent into the hidden attribute, bypassing the type checks