Red User, Blue User, MyUser, auth.User
summary
Django 1.5 adds true custom user models: choose either AbstractBaseUser (password + last_login) or AbstractUser (full fields) and register it with the AUTH_USER_MODEL setting. Implement a custom manager, creation/change forms and admin class, use get_user_model() for queries, and prefer profiles for noncore data. Changing the user model later is painful — set once before first migration — and watch reverse lookup names or set related_name. Advanced option: mark models swappable via Meta.swappable for pluggable domains.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction to custom users
- 1:32Problems with naming
- 7:00Identity and user models
- 10:20Gender and identity
- 13:30Implementing custom users
- 17:36Best practices for models
- 21:34Using profile models
- 26:11Advanced usage and conclusion
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