def new_user(self, username, password, email):
q = db.GqlQuery("SELECT * FROM WikiUser " +
"WHERE username = :1",
username)
results = q.fetch(1)
if results:
# user exists
return None
else:
# create new user
secure_password = sec_utils.make_pw_hash(username, password)
newUser = WikiUser(username=username, password=secure_password)
if email:
newUser.email = email
newUser.put()
return newUser
