Revert to using OrderedDict.

dataset/persistence/table.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.sql import and_, expression
 from sqlalchemy.schema import Column, Index
 from sqlalchemy import alias
 from dataset.persistence.util import guess_type
-from dataset.persistence.util import ResultIter
+from dataset.persistence.util import ResultIter, convert_row
 from dataset.util import DatasetException
 
 
@@ -282,9 +282,7 @@ class Table(object):
         args = self._args_to_clause(_filter)
         query = self.table.select(whereclause=args, limit=1)
         rp = self.database.executable.execute(query)
-        data = rp.fetchone()
-        if data is not None:
-            return data
+        return convert_row(rp.fetchone())
 
     def _args_to_order_by(self, order_by):
         if order_by[0] == '-':

dataset/persistence/util.py

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from inspect import isgenerator
 
+try:
+    from collections import OrderedDict
+except ImportError:
+    from ordereddict import OrderedDict
+
 from sqlalchemy import Integer, UnicodeText, Float, DateTime, Boolean, types, Table, event
 
 
@@ -16,6 +21,12 @@ def guess_type(sample):
     return UnicodeText
 
 
+def convert_row(row):
+    if row is None:
+        return None
+    return OrderedDict(row.items())
+
+
 class ResultIter(object):
     """ SQLAlchemy ResultProxies are not iterable to get a
     list of dictionaries. This is to wrap them. """
@@ -47,7 +58,7 @@ class ResultIter(object):
             else:
                 # stop here
                 raise StopIteration
-        return row
+        return convert_row(row)
 
     next = __next__
 
@@ -66,6 +77,8 @@ def sqlite_datetime_fix():
             return (value / 1000 - self.epoch).total_seconds()
 
         def process_result_value(self, value, dialect):
+            if isinstance(value, basestring):
+                return value
             return self.epoch + timedelta(seconds=value / 1000)
 
     def is_sqlite(inspector):