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Python Django Authentication Users and Authorization Add to Group

Posted by Chris Couch
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Chris Couch
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Update the create_editor method in the UserManager so that, when an editor is created, they're automatically added to a group named "Editors".

The "Editors" group may not exist and might not have the can_give_discount permission, so make sure to handle those scenarios.

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trying to find a solution to this problem not sure where to go from here...

accounts/models.py 
from django.contrib.auth.models import (
    PermissionsMixin,
    BaseUserManager,
    AbstractBaseUser,
    Permission,
    Group
)
from django.db import models
from django.utils import timezone


class UserManager(BaseUserManager):
    def create_user(self, email, dob, accepted_tos=None, password=None):
        if not accepted_tos:
            raise ValueError("Users must accept the terms of service")

        user = self.model(
            email=self.normalize_email(email),
            dob=dob,
            accepted_tos=True
        )
        user.set_password(password)
        user.save()
        return user

    def create_superuser(self, email, dob, password):
        user = self.create_user(
            email,
            dob,
            accepted_tos=True,
            password=password
        )
        user.is_staff = True
        user.is_superuser = True
        user.save()
        return user

    def create_editor(self, email, dob, password):
        user = self.create_user(
            email,
            dob,
            accepted_tos=True,
            password=password
        )
        return user


class User(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
    email = models.EmailField(unique=True)
    dob = models.DateField()
    accepted_tos = models.BooleanField()
    is_staff = models.BooleanField(default=False)
    joined_at = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now)

    objects = UserManager()

    USERNAME_FIELD = "email"
    REQUIRED_FIELDS = ["dob"]