def find_by_name(self, name):
session = Session()
try:
species = session.query(Species).filter(Species.name == name).one()
except:
# finding species
spf = SpeciesFinder(name)
sp_name, sp_url, sp_info = spf.find_species()
# creating new species
species = Species(sp_name, sp_url, sp_info)
# adding species to database
session.merge(species)
session.commit()
finally:
session.close()
return species
def find_by_name(self, name):
session = Session()
try:
species = session.query(Species).filter(
Species.name == name
).one()
except:
# finding species
spf = SpeciesFinder(name)
sp_name, sp_url, sp_info = spf.find_species()
# creating new species
species = Species(sp_name, sp_url, sp_info)
# adding species to database
session.merge(species)
session.commit()
finally:
session.close()
return species
