How to create user from django shell

Question

When i create user from django-admin user password\'s are encrypted . but when i create user from django shell user-pasword is saved in plain text . Example :

Answer 1

There are couple of way to set password for a django user object from django-shell.

user = User(username="django", password = "secret")
user.save()

This will store encrypted password.

user = User(username="django")
user.set_password("secret")
user.save()

This will store encrypted password.

But,

user = User(username="django")
user.password="secret"
user.save()

This will store plain text password. There is no hashing / encryptions applied since you are modifying the property directly.