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def get_and_update_or_create(model, unique, update):
    """
    Given a model, a dictionary of lookup arguments, and a dictionary of update
    arguments, this convenience function gets an object and updates it in the
    database if necessary.

    Returns a tuple (object, int) where int is 0 if the object was not updated,
    1 if the object was created, and 2 if the object was updated in the
    database.