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Implementation of Signal module to create custom User model in Django Web Framework
from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from django.dispatch import receiver
from django.db.models.signals import post_save
class Profile(models.Model):
user = models.OneToOneField(
User, related_name='profile', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
nick = models.CharField(max_length=50)
def __str__(self):
return str(self.nick)
@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
def ensure_profile_exists(sender, **kwargs):
user = kwargs.get('instance')
Profile.objects.create(user=user, nick=user.username)
# kwargs = {"instance" <user instance>, "created": <boolean> etc..}
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