code: def _find_account(app, user, account_name):
      
      if not account_name:
          raise ConsoleError("Empty account name given")
  
      accounts = api.search_accounts(app, user, account_name)
  
      if account_name[0] == "@":
          account_name = account_name[1:]
  
      for account in accounts:
          if account['acct'] == account_name:
              return account
  
      raise ConsoleError("Account not found")
docs: For a given account name, returns the Account object.
  
      Raises an exception if not found.