from functools import reduce from .models import Bill, Payment, PaymentMethod def sum_amounts(entries): return reduce(lambda acc, entry: acc + entry.amount, entries, 0) def get_balance_for(user): bills = sum_amounts(Bill.objects.filter(owner=user)) payments = sum_amounts(Payment.objects.filter(owner=user)) return payments - bills def get_payment_method_for(user): methods = PaymentMethod.objects.filter(owner=user) for method in methods: # Do we want to do something with non-primary method? if method.primary: return method return None