retrieves a QuerySet which is like a list.

To retrieve a single object, use

get()

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e.g.,

>>>Card.objects.get(name=’Hot Pot’)

<Card: Hot Pot>

is a method available on any Python dictionary, letting you ask for the value of a particular key and specify a default to fall back on if the key doesn’t exist.

e.g.,

query=request.GET.get(‘q’,”)

If there is no q, then query becomes empty string.