What is the correct way to query MongoDB for _id using string by using Python?

Question

I am using pymongo driver. Supposedly, one can use a string to query the _id field of a document, like this:

thing = db.things.find_one({\'_id\':\'4ea113d6b6848         


        

Answer 1

To print it:

import pymongo
from bson.objectid import ObjectId    
print(db.things.find_one({'_id': ObjectId('4ea113d6b684853c8e000001')}))

if you don't want to print, store in other variable