User creation form in Django - django

Question

I am taking online Djago class and have no one to ask for help. I would appreciate to get any help and tips.
I am learning creating forms (login/singup).
So far i did in models.py
from django.db import models
from django.contrib import auth
class User(auth.models.User,auth.models.PermissionsMixin):
def __str__(self):
return "#{}".format(self.username)
In forms.py
from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm
class UserCreateForm(UserCreationForm):
class Meta:
fields = ('username','email','password1','password2')
model = get_user_model()
def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
super().__init__(*args,**kwargs)
self.fields['username'].label = 'Display Name'
self.fields['email'].label = 'Email Address'
I want to add addtional firelds as surname , however when i add 'surname' in class meta in fields (forms.py) i get error, however the online training says i can easily add additional fields. Could you please tell what i am doing wrong and how i can add this field?
when i add those field 'surname' in forms.py:
from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm
class UserCreateForm(UserCreationForm):
class Meta:
fields = ('username','email','surname','password1','password2')
model = get_user_model()
def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
super().__init__(*args,**kwargs)
self.fields['username'].label = 'Display Name'
self.fields['surname'].label = 'Surname'
self.fields['email'].label = 'Email Address'
it give the following error:
raise FieldError(message)
django.core.exceptions.FieldError: Unknown field(s) (surname) specified for User
In views.py i ahve:
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.urls import reverse_lazy
from django.views.generic import CreateView,TemplateView
from . import forms
class SignUp(CreateView):
form_class = forms.UserCreateForm
success_url = reverse_lazy('login')
template_name = 'accounts/signup.html'

Answer 1

# In your forms.py, you need to add new field 'surname'
For Example:-
from django import forms
from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm
class UserCreateForm(UserCreationForm):
surname = forms.CharField(max_length=20)
class Meta:
fields = ('username','email','surname','password1','password2')
model = get_user_model()
def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
super().__init__(*args,**kwargs)
self.fields['username'].label = 'Display Name'
self.fields['surname'].label = 'Surname'
self.fields['email'].label = 'Email Address'

Answer 2

First of all you are using the get_user_model() method but you are working with a custom User model.
In you settings set AUTH_USER_MODEL:
AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'app.User'
Then add the surname field to your User model:
class User(auth.models.User):
surname = models.Charfield()
def __str__(self):
return "#{}".format(self.username)
Run and apply migration. Then you will be able to add the surname field to your form fields
class UserCreateForm(UserCreationForm):
class Meta:
fields = ('username','email','surname','password1','password2')
model = get_user_model()
def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
super().__init__(*args,**kwargs)
self.fields['username'].label = 'Display Name'
self.fields['surname'].label = 'Surname'
self.fields['email'].label = 'Email Address'

Answer 3

You need to make following changes to your forms.py file:-
from appname.models import USER
from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm
class UserCreateForm(UserCreationForm):
class Meta:
fields = ('username','email','surname','password1','password2')
model = USER
def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
super().__init__(*args,**kwargs)
self.fields['username'].label = 'Display Name'
self.fields['surname'].label = 'Surname'
self.fields['email'].label = 'Email Address'