override Django get_or_create
You could subclass django.db.models.query.QuerySet and override the get_or_create method there to accept your request keyword argument and pass it onto save I guess, but it isn't very pretty.
class AccountQuerySet(models.query.QuerySet): def get_or_create(...): ...You could then add a custom manager to your Account model which uses this custom QuerySet:
class AccountManager(models.Manager): def get_queryset(self): return AccountQuerySet(self.model)Then use this manager in your model:
class Account(models.Model): ... objects = AccountManager()But you might find that the try-except method is neater after all :)