How to add a field to an existing model [duplicate]

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I would like to extend and override the fields existing in the User model, which is found in "django.contrib.auth.models" (The model is already created). I first attempted to create a Foreign-Key and a One-to-One relationship between the User model, and a Client model (in which I added the extra fields), but I don't think it is good practice. How could I directly add and override fields within the User model and not have to create another class model to extend it.

from django.contrib.auth.models import User

class Clients(models.Model):
user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
#client = models.OneToOneField(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
cell = models.PositiveIntegerField (blank=False)
address = models.CharField(default = "Sandton, JHB", blank = False, max_length=132)

Farhan Syedain · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-29 08:32:47Z

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from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser

class CustomUser(AbstractUser):

    pass

Now in your settings.py file, add the following line

AUTH_USER_MODEL = "module.file.CustomUSer"

answered Dec 29, 2020 at 8:32

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