def create_segment(self, name):
segment_name = name[:25]
mailchimp = MailChimp(settings.MAILCHIMP_API_KEY)
try:
segment_id = mailchimp.listAddStaticSegment(
id = settings.MAILCHIMP_LIST_ID,
name = segment_name
)
except MailChimpError as error:
logger.error("MailChimp segment already exists: %s" % error.msg)
# find the matching segment
logger.info("Finding segments with name: %s" % segment_name)
for segment in mailchimp.listStaticSegments(id = settings.MAILCHIMP_LIST_ID):
if segment['name'] == segment_name:
segment_id = segment['id']
logger.info("Found matching segment for '%s': %s" % (segment_name, segment['id']))
return segment_id
