title: how to convert a python datetime.datetime into a list
body: <p>I have a datetime.datetime object.  All I want to do is pull it's data out and put it into a list.  The only method I have found is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>date_list=list(my_dt_ob.timetuple())
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This seems to be an awfully convoluted way of doing a conceptually simple thing.  Anyone have a better way?  Thanks.</p>