Synnefo

def get_accepted_user(user_ident):

    if is_uuid(user_ident):

        try:

            user = AstakosUser.objects.get(uuid=user_ident)

        except AstakosUser.DoesNotExist:

            raise CommandError('There is no user with uuid: %s' %

                               user_ident)

    elif is_email(user_ident):

        try:

            user = AstakosUser.objects.get(username=user_ident)

        except AstakosUser.DoesNotExist:

            raise CommandError('There is no user with email: %s' %

                               user_ident)

    else:

        raise CommandError('Please specify user by uuid or email')

    if not user.is_accepted():

        raise CommandError('%s is not an accepted user.' % user.uuid)

    return user