Django: check whether an object already exists before adding

Question

This is a pretty simple Django question, but I can\'t find the answer in the Django docs, despite lots of hunting!

How do I check whether an object already exists, and o

Answer 1

You can use get(), but you'll have to wrap it with try-except like this:

try:
    obj = UserToUserRole.objects.get(from_user=current_user, to_user=user, role='follow')
except UserToUserRole.DoesNotExist:
    # here write a code to create a new object