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# getnotify

## Name

getnotify -- get the last notify from the server

## Synopsis

    getnotify()

### Parameters

none

### Return Type

tuple, `None`

  Last notify from server

### Exceptions

`TypeError`

  Too many (any) arguments.

`pg.error`

  Invalid connection.

## Description

`getnotify()` method tries to get a notify from the server (from the SQL statement NOTIFY). If the server returns no notify, the methods returns `None`. Otherwise, it returns a tuple (couple) (relname, pid), where relname is the name of the notify and pid the process id of the connection that triggered the notify. Remember to do a listen query first otherwise `getnotify` will always return `None`.

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