def get_query_result(self, query_object):
        """Returns a pandas dataframe based on the query object"""

        # Here, we assume that all the queries will use the same datasource, which is
        # is a valid assumption for current setting. In a long term, we may or maynot
        # support multiple queries from different data source.

        timestamp_format = None
        if self.datasource.type == 'table':
            dttm_col = self.datasource.get_col(query_object.granularity)
            if dttm_col:
                timestamp_format = dttm_col.python_date_format

        # The datasource here can be different backend but the interface is common
        result = self.datasource.query(query_object.to_dict())

        df = result.df
        # Transform the timestamp we received from database to pandas supported
        # datetime format. If no python_date_format is specified, the pattern will
        # be considered as the default ISO date format
        # If the datetime format is unix, the parse will use the corresponding
        # parsing logic
        if df is not None and not df.empty:
            if DTTM_ALIAS in df.columns:
                if timestamp_format in ('epoch_s', 'epoch_ms'):
                    # Column has already been formatted as a timestamp.
                    df[DTTM_ALIAS] = df[DTTM_ALIAS].apply(pd.Timestamp)
                else:
                    df[DTTM_ALIAS] = pd.to_datetime(
                        df[DTTM_ALIAS], utc=False, format=timestamp_format)
                if self.datasource.offset:
                    df[DTTM_ALIAS] += timedelta(hours=self.datasource.offset)
                df[DTTM_ALIAS] += query_object.time_shift

            if self.enforce_numerical_metrics:
                self.df_metrics_to_num(df, query_object)

            df.replace([np.inf, -np.inf], np.nan)
        return {
            'query': result.query,
            'status': result.status,
            'error_message': result.error_message,
            'df': df,
        }