'Year values before 1000AD are properly formatted'

def test_pre_1000ad_date(self):

    a = Article.objects.create(author=self.jane, headline='Nobody    remembers    the    early    years', pub_date=datetime(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6))
    serial_str = serializers.serialize(self.serializer_name, [a])
    date_values = self._get_field_values(serial_str, 'pub_date')
    self.assertEqual(date_values[0].replace('T', '    '), '0001-02-03    04:05:06')
