def _create_eventlog(self, now, end, category): event = Event() event.date_start = now event.date_end = end event.title = 'My Title' event.summary = '' event.category = category event.msg = None # to not trigger the event on_event event.save() eventlog = EventLog() eventlog.user_id = 1 eventlog.event = event eventlog.comment = '' eventlog.msg = 'a eventlog msg' eventlog.save() return eventlog