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Why this matters: This information matters because the Custom User Model is important in customizing authentication processes and DjangoX provides helpful templates and packages for Django projects.

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1. What are the key benefits of using a Django Custom User Model, and how does it differ from the default Django User Model?

Some of the key benefits are greater flexibility, customization, security, scalability, and integration with third party apps.

It differs in several ways, including:

• Fields and schema: the default comes with pre-defined fields like “username”, “email”, and “password”. Custom allows you to create your own fields and schema.
• Flexibility and customization options: are greater with the Custom User Model
• Authentication: the default handles authentication using a username and password, but the Custom User Model allows you to define the authentication method.
• Unique identifiers: the default users “username”, but customizing allows you to use email or another identifier.

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2. Explain the process of creating and implementing a Custom User Model in Django, including the necessary changes to settings.py and the required model fields.

1. Create a new Django app using python manage.py startapp name_of_app

2. Define the Custom User Model by going into models.py and subclassing AbstractBaseUser and PermissionsMixin from Django’s django.contrib.auth.models. These classes provide the necessary methods and fields for user authentication and permissions.

3. Add the Custom User Model to the settings.py file. Specify the AUTH_USER_MODEL to tell Django to use your Custom User Model instead of the default User model. Use the app name and the model name in the format “app_name.ModelName”.

4. Create and apply database migrations to create the new user model’s table in the database via python manage.py makemigrations and python manage.py migrate

5. Update existing references to the User model to use the new Custom User Model. Replace from django.contrib.auth.models import User with from myapp.models import CustomUser

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3. What is DjangoX and how does it complement or extend the functionality of Django? Provide an example use case for incorporating DjangoX in a project.

DjangoX is a project template and a set of additional packages that complement and extend the functionality of Django.

It extends Django functionality in the following ways:

• project template with organized directory structure and settings
• pre-installed and pre-configured packages common to Django projects
• pre-configured database settings
• ready-to-use user authentication system
• static file directories (and configs like CSS, JS, images) available through project template
• Django Extensions package with management commands and utilities
• deployment-related configs for various platforms

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