Add get_or_none(...) method to your Django models

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from django.db import models

"""
add get_or_none(...) method to a Django model

usage: Thing.objects.get_or_none(thing='something')

courtesy of https://stackoverflow.com/users/245672/kaapstorm
"""

class GetOrNoneManager(models.Manager):
  def get_or_none(self, **kwargs):
    try:
      return self.get(**kwargs)
    except self.model.DoesNotExist:
      return None

class Thing(models.Model):
  thing = models.CharField(max_length=255)
  ...
  objects = GetOrNoneManager()