Django Design Patterns and Best Practices - Second Edition

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Out of the box, Django provides a pretty decent user model. You can use it when you create a super user or login to the admin interface. It has a few basic fields, such as full name, username, and email.

However, most real-world projects keep a lot more information about users, such as their address, favorite movies, or their superpower abilities. From Django 1.5 onwards, the default user model can be extended or replaced. However, official docs strongly recommend storing only authentication data even in a custom user model (it belongs to the auth app, after all).

Certain projects need multiple types of users. For example, SuperBook can be used by superheroes and non-superheroes. There might be common fields and some distinctive ...