Django - Multiple User Profiles

Question

Initially, I started my UserProfile like this:

from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import User

class UserProfile(models.Model):
    use         


        

Answer 1

Could be worth to try using a through field. The idea behind it is to use the UserProfile model as through model for the CorpProfile or IndivProfile models. That way it is being created as soon as a Corp or Indiv Profile is linked to a user:

from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import User

class UserProfile(models.Model):
    user = models.ForeignKey(User)
    profile = models.ForeignKey(Profile, related_name='special_profile')

class Profile(models.Model):
    common_property=something

class CorpProfile(Profile):
    user=models.ForeignKey(User, through=UserProfile)
    corp_property1=someproperty1
    corp_property2=someproperty2

class IndivProfile(Profile):
    user=models.ForeignKey(User, through=UserProfile, unique=true)
    indiv_property1=something
    indiv_property2=something

I think that way it should be possible to set AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE = 'accounts.UserProfile', and every time you create either a CorpProfile or a IndivProfile that is linked to a real user a unique UserProfile model is created. You can then access that with db queries or whatever you want.

I haven't tested this, so no guarantees. It may be a little bit hacky, but on the other side i find the idea quite appealing. :)