using_find.py

import pymongo
import sys

# establish a connection to the database
connection = pymongo.Connection("mongodb://localhost", safe=True)

# get a handle to the school databse
db=connection.school
scores = db.scores

def find():
	print "find, reporting for duty"

	query = {'type':'exam'}

	try:
		cursor = scores.find(query)

	except:
		print "Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0]

	sanity = 0
	for doc in cursor:
		print doc
		sanity += 1
		if (sanity > 10):
			break

def find_one():
	print "find one, reporting for duty"
	query = {'student_id':10}

	try:
		doc = scores.find_one(query)

	except:
		print "Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0]

	print doc

find()