code: def get_already_awarded_user_ids(self, db_read=None, show_log=True):
          
  
          db_read = db_read or self.db_read
  
          already_awarded_ids = self.badge.users.using(db_read).values_list('id', flat=True)
          already_awarded_ids_count = len(already_awarded_ids)
  
          if show_log:
              logger.debug(
                  "→ Badge %s: %d users already awarded (fetched from db '%s')",
                  self.slug,
                  already_awarded_ids_count,
                  db_read)
  
          return already_awarded_ids
docs: Returns already awarded user ids and the count.