Django model reference when using AbstractBaseUser model

Question

I 'm following a tutorial of how to use AbstractBaseUser model in Django project. Now I would like to go one step further by creating other models for example address_book and product.

When using defaulter user model, we put like this:

class User(models.Model):
    ....
class AddressBook(models.Model):
   ....
class Product(models.Model):
   ....

Now when I use like

class MyUser(AbstractBaseUser):

Which reference should I use in the AddressBook and Product class? (The user in the Address book is a foreign key from Class MyUser).

 class AddressBook(AbstractBaseUser) and class Product(AbstractBaseUser) or

 class AddressBook(models.Model) and class Product (models.model)?

Thanks for your help in advance!

Relationship fields can be used here.

NKSM
– NKSM

2022-09-25 18:38:48 +00:00
Commented Sep 25, 2022 at 18:38 — NKSM
– NKSM, Commented Sep 25, 2022 at 18:38

SvenTUM · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-25 18:33:32Z

1

In Python if you define a class like that

class ClassName(SuperClassName):
  ...

You are extending one or more existing classes. This is inheritance, not a reference.

If you want a reference you might want something like this:

class AddressBook(models.Model):
  user = models.ForeignKey('MyUser', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
  ...

For more detailed information I recommend looking at this page in the documentation.

answered Sep 25, 2022 at 18:33

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2 Comments

smoothy Over a year ago

Hi SvenTUM, thanks for your reply. Based on your answer, do I have to put class Meta: abstract=True? under the AddressBook class?

SvenTUM Over a year ago

Hi @smoothy ! No, need for that. Django Models are pretty straight forward. You might want to get informed about Object Oriented Programming (OOP). That will include concepts like inheritance, abstract classes, etc.

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