[sqlalchemy] is there any sort of find_or_create query?

If I have an object User in rails with attributes first, last, and password I can do something like this user = {:first = 'John', :last = 'Doe'} # a dict-like object user = Users.find_or_create(user) is there any such convenience method in sqlalchemy? -- You received this message because you

Re: [sqlalchemy] is there any sort of find_or_create query?

It looks like the answer to my question is no. Is there any add-on (Elixer or whatever) which has a shortcut method like what I'm asking? I did find that insert_or_update is not the solution. I also found an appropriate, but longer way to read or create: page =