def get(cls, name, raise_exc=True):
        """
        Get the element by name. Does an exact match by element type.
        
        :param str name: name of element
        :param bool raise_exc: optionally disable exception. 
        :raises ElementNotFound: if element does not exist
        :rtype: Element
        """
        element = cls.objects.filter(name, exact_match=True).first() if \
            name is not None else None
        if not element and raise_exc:
            raise ElementNotFound('Cannot find specified element: %s, type: '
                '%s' % (name, cls.__name__))
        return element
Get the element by name. Does an exact match by element type.
        
        :param str name: name of element
        :param bool raise_exc: optionally disable exception. 
        :raises ElementNotFound: if element does not exist
        :rtype: Element