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Django use Email as Username

A Django app to use email as username for user authentication.

Features

• Custom User model with no username field
• Use email as username
• Includes a django-admin command for quick install
• Follow Django best practices for new Django projects and User models.

Quickstart

1. Install Django use Email as Username:

   # Run in your terminal
   pip install django-use-email-as-username

2. Add it to your INSTALLED_APPS:

   # In your settings.py file
   INSTALLED_APPS = (
       ...
       'django_use_email_as_username.apps.DjangoUseEmailAsUsernameConfig',
       ...
   )

3. Create your new django app:

   # Run in your terminal
   python manage.py create_custom_user_app

4. Add the new app to your INSTALLED_APPS:

   # In your settings.py file
   INSTALLED_APPS = (
       ...
       'django_use_email_as_username.apps.DjangoUseEmailAsUsernameConfig',
       'custom_user.apps.CustomUserConfig',
       ...
   )

5. Now instruct Django to use your new model:

   # In your settings.py file
   AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'custom_user.User'

6. Create and run migrations:

   # Run in your terminal
   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

You now have a new Django app which provides a custom User model.

You can further modify the new User Model any time in the future, just remember to create and run the migrations.

Notes

This app gives you a custom User model, which is good practice for new Django projects.

Changing to a custom user model mid-project is not easy.

It is recommended to always create a custom User model at the beginning of every Django project.

Credits

Tools used in rendering this package:

• Cookiecutter
• Cookiecutter Django Package by jmfederico