python-gitlab · nejch · Jan 13, 2022 · Jan 13, 2022
diff --git a/gitlab/mixins.py b/gitlab/mixins.py
@@ -525,30 +525,33 @@ def _get_updated_data(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:

        return updated_data

-    def save(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    def save(self, **kwargs: Any) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
        """Save the changes made to the object to the server.

        The object is updated to match what the server returns.

        Args:
            **kwargs: Extra options to send to the server (e.g. sudo)

+        Returns:
+            The new object data (*not* a RESTObject)
+
        Raise:
            GitlabAuthenticationError: If authentication is not correct
            GitlabUpdateError: If the server cannot perform the request
        """
        updated_data = self._get_updated_data()
        # Nothing to update. Server fails if sent an empty dict.
        if not updated_data:
-            return
+            return None

        # call the manager
        obj_id = self.encoded_id
        if TYPE_CHECKING:
            assert isinstance(self.manager, UpdateMixin)
        server_data = self.manager.update(obj_id, updated_data, **kwargs)
-        if server_data is not None:
-            self._update_attrs(server_data)
+        self._update_attrs(server_data)
+        return server_data


 class ObjectDeleteMixin(_RestObjectBase):