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You should use the name attribute on m2m not the m2m itself to compare
@login_required
def suggestName(request):
name = request.POST['name'].strip()
event_id = request.POST['event_id']
try:
e = Event.objects.get(event_id = event_id)
except Event.DoesNotExist:
e = customEvent.objects.get(event_id = event_id)
if name in e.suggestedN.values_list('name', flat=True):
pass
else:
(some code)
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