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Python Using Databases in Python Gettin' CRUD-y With It CRUD: Search Function

Shawndee Boyd
Shawndee Boyd
6,002 Points
Posted by Shawndee Boyd
Shawndee Boyd
6,002 Points

Create a function named search_challenges that takes two arguments, name and language.

I may be reading this wrong or over-thinking it but any help would be appreciated.

crud.py 
from models import Challenge


def create_challenge(name, language, steps=1):
    Challenge.create(name=name,
                     language=language,
                     steps=steps)

def search_challenges(name, language):
    count = 0
    if name == name | language == language:
        return Challenge

5 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Following the form used in the video, select all the Challenges then filter using where().

Edit: added parens around each condition

def search_challenges(name, language):
    """Search challenge by name and language."""

    # select all the challenges
    challenges = Challenge.select()
    # filter by name and by language
    challenges = challenges.where((Challenge.name==name) | (Challenge.language==language))
    # return filtered challenges result
    return challenges

Also, according to this thread, Kenneth Love, provides an alternative answer that combines both statements and uses a "comma" notation:

Challenge.select().where(
    Challenge.name.contains(name),
    Challenge.language==language
)
Colby Work
Colby Work
20,422 Points

I got stuck on this. The way the challenge is worded threw me off ("You don't need boolean and or binary & for this, just put both conditions in your where()"). I must have missed the part in the video where "|" is mentioned. Thanks for this.

Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points
Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points

from models import Challenge

def create_challenge(name, language, steps=1): Challenge.create(name=name, language=language, steps=steps) def search_challenges(name, language): """Search challenge by name and language."""

challenges = Challenge.select()
challenges = challenges.where((Challenge.name==name) | (Challenge.language==language))
return challenges
Shawndee Boyd
Shawndee Boyd
6,002 Points
Shawndee Boyd
Shawndee Boyd
6,002 Points

The code you have provided is saying "Didn't find the right number of records".

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Right you are! Sorry, pasted wrong version. I've updated the answer by adding parens around each condition.

Shawndee Boyd
Shawndee Boyd
6,002 Points
Shawndee Boyd
Shawndee Boyd
6,002 Points

I should have seen that!! Thank you!!!

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def search_challenges(name,language):
    return Challenge.select().where(Challenge.name==name and Challenge.language==language)