How can I use Django permissions without defining a content type or model?

Question

I\'d like to use a permissions based system to restrict certain actions within my Django application. These actions need not be related to a particular model (e.g. access to sec

Answer 1

This is alternative solution. First ask yourself: Why not create a Dummy-Model which really exists in DB but never ever gets used, except for holding permissions? That's not nice, but I think it is valid and straight forward solution.

from django.db import models

class Permissions(models.Model):

    can_search_blue_flower = 'my_app.can_search_blue_flower'

    class Meta:
        permissions = [
            ('can_search_blue_flower', 'Allowed to search for the blue flower'),
        ]

Above solution has the benefit, that you can use the variable Permissions.can_search_blue_flower in your source code instead of using the literal string "my_app.can_search_blue_flower". This means less typos and more autocomplete in IDE.