Object.get() throws exception if Nothing is found

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Is there a possibility to return none if no results are found by a object.get() function call? I know it throws an exception by default, but I want to return none from it.

Use `filter().first()`, it returns `None` if nothing is found. — Ashwini Chaudhary, Aug 09 '16 at 13:26

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 09 '16 at 13:30

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You can do it with exceptions like:

 try:    
     object = Model.objects.get(foo='bar') 
 except Model.DoesNotExist:    
     object = None

answered Aug 09 '16 at 13:30

Aamish Baloch

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You can even override `def get(self)` in your custom ModelManager to change that behavior. – Andrii Zarubin Aug 09 '16 at 14:04

Object.get() throws exception if Nothing is found

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