Hi guys,
The Django docs explain that "the method get_profile() does not create the
profile, if it does not exist. You need to register a handler for the signal
django.db.models.signals.post_save on the User model, and, in the handler,
if created=True, create the associated user profile." (http://goo.gl/jNo91)
But there's no code sample. A few weeks ago (with some help from friendly
people on #django) I came up with this snippet:
# ~ snippet start ~
@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
def create_profile(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
"""Create a matching profile whenever a User is created."""
if created:
profile, new = UserProfile.objects.get_or_create(user=instance)
# ~ snippet end ~
(I use get_or_create as extra insurance against cases wherein a User is
created, deleted, and then created anew.)
Is there anything in this snippet that should be fixed or improved?
If it's OK, do you think it makes sense to include it in the docs? I ask
because getting user profiles to work is liable to be something new Django
developers want to do, but signals are something of an intermediate/advanced
topic.
Thanks,
Ori
PS I wrote this up on my blog with a slightly lengthier explanation, in case
anyone finds it useful:
http://floru.it/2011/using-signals-to-create-user-profiles-in-django-1-3/
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