From d9b880248c592f1c9787f11c01c290ed0600787f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lance Edgar <lance@wuttaproject.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 08:48:53 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: fallback to dict logic for grid render date/time

---
 src/wuttaweb/grids/base.py | 10 ++++++++--
 tests/grids/test_base.py   | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/grids/base.py b/src/wuttaweb/grids/base.py
index 82965ef..99f1ec6 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/grids/base.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/grids/base.py
@@ -2030,7 +2030,10 @@ class Grid:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes,too-many-public-meth
 
             grid.set_renderer('foo', 'date')
         """
-        dt = getattr(obj, key)
+        try:
+            dt = getattr(obj, key)
+        except AttributeError:
+            dt = obj[key]
         return self.app.render_date(dt)
 
     def render_datetime(self, obj, key, value):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
@@ -2046,7 +2049,10 @@ class Grid:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes,too-many-public-meth
 
             grid.set_renderer('foo', 'datetime')
         """
-        dt = getattr(obj, key)
+        try:
+            dt = getattr(obj, key)
+        except AttributeError:
+            dt = obj[key]
         return self.app.render_datetime(dt, html=True)
 
     def render_enum(self, obj, key, value, enum=None):
diff --git a/tests/grids/test_base.py b/tests/grids/test_base.py
index b8334a6..5af544e 100644
--- a/tests/grids/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/grids/test_base.py
@@ -1682,6 +1682,12 @@ class TestGrid(WebTestCase):
         result = grid.render_date(obj, "dt", str(dt))
         self.assertEqual(result, "2025-01-13")
 
+        # object as dict
+        dt = datetime.date(2025, 1, 13)
+        obj = {"dt": dt}
+        result = grid.render_date(obj, "dt", str(dt))
+        self.assertEqual(result, "2025-01-13")
+
     def test_render_datetime(self):
         tzlocal = get_timezone_by_name("America/Los_Angeles")
         with patch.object(self.app, "get_timezone", return_value=tzlocal):
@@ -1699,6 +1705,13 @@ class TestGrid(WebTestCase):
             self.assertTrue(result.startswith('<span title="'))
             self.assertIn("2024-12-12 05:44-0800", result)
 
+            # object as dict
+            dt = datetime.datetime(2024, 12, 12, 13, 44)
+            obj = {"dt": dt}
+            result = grid.render_datetime(obj, "dt", str(dt))
+            self.assertTrue(result.startswith('<span title="'))
+            self.assertIn("2024-12-12 05:44-0800", result)
+
     def test_render_vue_tag(self):
         grid = self.make_grid(columns=["foo", "bar"])
         html = grid.render_vue_tag()