t</p></li>
<li><p>identifier: Optional identifier (None by default)</p></li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
</p>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Return type<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p>dict</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>Special handling is performed for date fields, converting them to appropriate
string formats. DataFrames are converted to lists of dictionaries using the
‘records’ orient.</p>
</div>
</dd></dl>

</dd></dl>

</section>