old_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  # vim: ai ts=4 sts=4 et sw=4
  
  
  from rapidsms.utils.tables import Table, Column
  from .models import Message
  
  
  class MessagelogTable(Table):
      text      = Column("Text")
      who       = Column("To/From", sortable=False)
      date      = Column("Date", template="{{ row.date|date:'d/m/Y H:i' }}")
      direction = Column("Direction", attr="get_direction_display")
  
      def get_query_set(self):
          return Message.objects.all()
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  # vim: ai ts=4 sts=4 et sw=4
  
  
  from rapidsms.utils.tables import Table, Column, DatetimeColumn
  from .models import Message
  
  
  class MessagelogTable(Table):
      text      = Column("Text")
      who       = Column("To/From", sortable=False)
      direction = Column("Direction", attr="get_direction_display")
      date      = DatetimeColumn("Date", format="d/m/Y H:i")
  
      def get_query_set(self):
          return Message.objects.all()
  
subject: use DatetimeColumn.