pymongo- How can I have distinct values for a field along with other query parameters

Question

I am using pymongo and want to have distinct values for a field such that I can also pass other query parameters. For example, I have entries like:

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Answer 1

You have to make the distinct call on the cursor returned from a find instead of on the collection:

tags = db.mycoll.find({"category": "movie"}).distinct("tags")