Python MySQLdb returns datetime.date and decimal

I have a MySQL query like:

SELECT mydate, countryCode, qtySold from sales order mydate, countryCode

This returns tuples of tuples with values like:

((datetime.date(2011, 1, 3), 'PR', Decimal('1')), (datetime.date(2011, 1, 31), 'MX', Decimal('1')))

When I try printing this using a loop, it prints perfectly fine:

2011-1-3, PR, 1
2011-1-31, MX, 1

But when I try to return this value, it returns as

datetime.date(2011, 1, 3), 'PR', Decimal('1')

Is there a way that I can get normal data so that I can pass it to UI for processing? By normal data I mean:

[['2011-1-03', 'PR', 1], ...]