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def import_to_orm(name, save=False, recurse=False):
"""
:param name: Name of some external entity to import.
:param save: Save the ORM object before returning.
:param recurse: Attempt to import associated objects as well. Because you
need the original object to have a key to relate to, save must be
`True` for recurse to be `True`.
:raise BadValueError: If `recurse and not save`.
:return: The ORM object.
"""
pass