# Python \> Get post content if mentioned

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**Created:** [December 8, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/python-get-post-content-if-mentioned/248309 "2022-12-08T18:49:25Z")\
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> [@MarcP](#):
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> Shouldn’t a “reply to user” notification get type 1? Because it’s basically the exact same as a mention, just without the @Mention in the post.

I don’t think so. Mention notifications (`"notification_type": 1`) are meant for the specific case of when an `@username` is added to a post. Using the same notification type for direct replies would cause confusion.

There’s an edge case to be aware of. If a username is added to a reply to a user’s topic, the notification that’s sent to the user will be `"notification_type": 1`, not `"notification_type": 2`. For example, by mentioning your username here, this post should trigger a notification telling you that I’ve mentioned you, and not a notification saying that I replied to you: @MarcP.

Note that if a user other than yourself was watching this topic, they would get a notification with its type set to 9 (posted.)

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