# get\_project

<pre class="language-python"><code class="lang-python">dbnl.get_project(
    *,
    name: str,
) -> <a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1">Project</a>:
</code></pre>

## Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="211">Arguments</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>name</code></td><td>The name for the existing dbnl <a href="/pages/vfXFauh5ZnUjluqFCP7i">Project</a>.  An error will be raised if there is no Project with the given name.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Returns

<table><thead><tr><th width="170">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="/pages/vfXFauh5ZnUjluqFCP7i">Project</a></td><td>The dbnl Project with the given name.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Examples

```python
import dbnl
dbnl.login()


proj_1 = dbnl.create_project(name="test_p1")
proj_2 = dbnl.get_project(name="test_p1")

# Calling get_project will yield same Project object
assert proj_1.id == proj_2.id

# DBNLProjectNotFoundError: A dnnl Project with name not_exist does not exist
proj_3 = dbnl.get_project(name="not_exist")
```

[^1]: [Project](/v0.20.x/using-distributional/python-sdk/sdk-objects/project.md)


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