from dcim.models import Region from ruamel.yaml import YAML with open('/opt/netbox/initializers/regions.yml', 'r') as stream: yaml=YAML(typ='safe') regions = yaml.load(stream) optional_assocs = { 'parent': (Region, 'name') } if regions is not None: for params in regions: for assoc, details in optional_assocs.items(): if assoc in params: model, field = details query = { field: params.pop(assoc) } params[assoc] = model.objects.get(**query) region, created = Region.objects.get_or_create(**params) if created: print("Created region", region.name)