I'm trying to build an app that will have two different user types. Currently I have one type of user called - Tenant Profiles. I'm trying to add in Landlord Profiles type also. Both profiles are derived from Django's in-built auth_users. I have taken last_name field from auth_users to True or False and I'm trying to build Landlord/Tenant profiles based on this condition. I have tried to modify the signals.py file, but have had no luck so far.
With code attached below it allows you register, but only creates account for auth_users. If I use commented code in signals.py it will create Tenant Profile.
signals.py
from django.db.models.signals import post_save
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from django.dispatch import receiver
from .models import Tenant_Profile, Landlord_Profile
# This function aims to create a profile everytime a user registers
@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
def create_profile(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
#if created:
#Tenant_Profile.objects.create(tenant=instance)
if created and User.last_name == False:
Tenant_Profile.objects.create(tenant=instance)
elif created and User.last_name == True:
Landlord_Profile.objects.create(landlord=instance)
# kwargs just accepts any additional keyword arguments on the end of the function
@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
def save_profile(sender, instance, **kwargs):
#instance.tenant_profile.save()
if User.last_name == False:
instance.tenant_profile.save()
elif User.last_name == True:
instance.landlord_profile.save()
views.py
def register(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
form = UserRegistrationForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
username = form.cleaned_data.get('username')
last_name = form.cleaned_data.get('last_name')
#print(type(username))
#print(type(last_name))
messages.success(request, f'Your account has been created! You are now able to log in')
return redirect('login')
else:
form = UserRegistrationForm()
return render(request, 'users/register.html', {'form': form})
As Willen Van Onsem rightly said you need to follow what he is saying and just to answer your question
You have to use instance.last_name
instead.