def get_user_by_id(self, uname):
user = None
try:
collection = self.user_collection
user_record = collection.find_one({"_id":uname})
user = User(user_record['_id'], user_record['password'], user_record['name'])
user.groups = user_record['groups']
except Exception as inst:
print "error finding user"
print inst
if user is None:
print "User not in database"
return None
else:
return user
