def _should_send_own_updates(self):
 try:
  return self.get_profile().should_send_own_updates
 except Profile.DoesNotExist:
  return True

def _should_send_own_updates ( self ) : try : return self . get_profile ( ) . should_send_own_updates except Profile . DoesNotExist : return True
get whether a user wants to receive emails about their activity .