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Django 4.1 - implementing Unique Constraint Violation on Bulk Create with Pre-existing Data

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Quick question that's been bugging me - I'm attempting to set up I'm working on a project and hit a roadblock. I'm working with a unique constraint violation when trying to perform a bulk create operation in Django 4.1. I have a model named `Product` where the `sku` field must be unique. I recently attempted to bulk create several `Product` instances from a list of dictionaries, but I'm working with an behavior when some of the `sku` values already exist in the database. The behavior message I receive is `IntegrityError: UNIQUE constraint failed: myapp_product.sku`. Here is the code snippet I'm using: ```python products_data = [ {'sku': 'ABC123', 'name': 'Product 1', 'price': 10.99}, {'sku': 'DEF456', 'name': 'Product 2', 'price': 15.99}, {'sku': 'ABC123', 'name': 'Duplicate Product', 'price': 20.99}, # This will cause behavior ] # Attempting to create products in bulk Product.objects.bulk_create([Product(**data) for data in products_data]) ``` Before performing the bulk create, I've checked the database and confirmed that 'ABC123' already exists. I tried using `ignore_conflicts=True` but it doesn't seem to work with `bulk_create()`. I've also considered filtering the `products_data` list to remove duplicates before the operation, but that adds extra complexity. Is there a recommended way to handle this unique constraint violation while still using `bulk_create`, or should I reconsider my approach with this operation? Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! For context: I'm using Python on Windows. Thanks in advance! I'm working in a CentOS environment. Has anyone else encountered this? Thanks for your help in advance!