--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/pytask/taskapp/utils.py	Sat Jan 08 23:47:06 2011 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from pytask.taskapp.models import Task
+from django.http import Http404
+
+def getTask(tid):
+
+    try:
+        task = Task.objects.exclude(status="DL").get(uniq_key=tid)
+        return task
+    except Task.DoesNotExist:
+        raise Http404
+