from datetime import date from django.db import IntegrityError from django.test import TransactionTestCase from models import Person, ManualPrimaryKeyTest class GetOrCreateTests(TransactionTestCase): def test_get_or_create(self): p = Person.objects.create( first_name='John', last_name='Lennon', birthday=date(1940, 10, 9) ) p, created = Person.objects.get_or_create( first_name="John", last_name="Lennon", defaults={ "birthday": date(1940, 10, 9) } ) self.assertFalse(created) self.assertEqual(Person.objects.count(), 1) p, created = Person.objects.get_or_create( first_name='George', last_name='Harrison', defaults={ 'birthday': date(1943, 2, 25) } ) self.assertTrue(created) self.assertEqual(Person.objects.count(), 2) # If we execute the exact same statement, it won't create a Person. p, created = Person.objects.get_or_create( first_name='George', last_name='Harrison', defaults={ 'birthday': date(1943, 2, 25) } ) self.assertFalse(created) self.assertEqual(Person.objects.count(), 2) # If you don't specify a value or default value for all required # fields, you will get an error. self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, Person.objects.get_or_create, first_name="Tom", last_name="Smith" ) # If you specify an existing primary key, but different other fields, # then you will get an error and data will not be updated. m = ManualPrimaryKeyTest.objects.create(id=1, data="Original") self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, ManualPrimaryKeyTest.objects.get_or_create, id=1, data="Different" ) self.assertEqual(ManualPrimaryKeyTest.objects.get(id=1).data, "Original")