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Python MongoDB – find_one_and_update Query

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The function find_one_and_update() actually finds and updates a MongoDB document. Though default-wise this function returns the document in its original form and to return the updated document return_document has to be implemented in the code.

Syntax: 

coll.find_one_and_update(filter, update, options) 

Parameters:

  • col- collection in MongoDB
  • filter- criteria to find the document which needs to be updated
  • update- The operations which need to be implemented for updating the document
  • options- projection or upsert can be used here
  • projection- a mapping which informs about which fields are included and excluded, it is 1/TRUE for including a field and 0/FALSE for excluding
  • upsert- for inserting a new document if no file is found with the mentioned criteria upsert is TRUE
  • return_document: If ReturnDocument.BEFORE (the default), returns the original document before it was replaced, or None if no document matches. If ReturnDocument.AFTER, returns the replaced or inserted document.

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Example 1: Sample Database:  

Python3




from pymongo import MongoClient
from pymongo import ReturnDocument
 
 
# Create a pymongo client
client = MongoClient('localhost', 27017)
 
# Get the database instance
db = client['GFG']
 
# Create a collection
doc = db['Student']
 
print(doc.find_one_and_update({'name':"Raju"},
                        { '$set': { "Branch" : 'ECE'} },
                        return_document = ReturnDocument.AFTER))


Output:

{'_id': 5, 'name': 'Raju', 'Roll No': '1005', 'Branch': 'ECE'}

Example 2: 

Python3




from pymongo import MongoClient
from pymongo import ReturnDocument
 
 
# Create a pymongo client
client = MongoClient('localhost', 27017)
 
# Get the database instance
db = client['GFG']
 
# Create a collection
doc = db['Student']
 
print(# Increasing marks of Ravi by 10
doc.find_one_and_update({'name': "Raju"},
                        { '$set': { "Branch" : 'CSE'} },
                        projection = { "name" : 1, "Branch" : 1 },
                        return_document = ReturnDocument.AFTER))


Output:

{'_id': 5, 'name': 'Raju', 'Branch': 'CSE'}


Last Updated : 04 Jul, 2022
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