Oh, thanks for that Robert! You saved me some future debugging :)
Ram. On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 1:33 AM, Robert Kluin <robert.kl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just a note, "get an entity that matches the keywords I supply" is > _not_ what Model.get_or_insert does. It fetches the entity with the > given key name, and if and only if the entity does not exist it will > create one with the given arguments. > > > > Robert > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:50, Ram Rachum <ram.rac...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm very confused about the whole key and key-name thing in GAE. > > What's the job of the key-name? Is this documented anywhere? I couldn't > find > > it in the docs. > > For example, when I use `Model.get_or_insert`, why do I need to provide a > > `key_name`? I want to get an entity that matches the keywords I supply, > or > > create one if one doesn't exist. Why do I need to put in a key name? What > > does it do? Is it stored on the object somehow? What will happen if I put > in > > "bla bla bla"? > > > > Frustratedly yours, > > Ram. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Google App Engine" group. > > To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- Sincerely, Ram Rachum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
