Django model inheritance: create sub-instance of existing instance (downcast)?

Question

I\'m trying to integrate a 3rd party Django app that made the unfortunate decision to inherit from django.contrib.auth.models.User, which is a big no-no for plu

Answer 1

If you don't like __dict__.update solution you can do this:

for field in parent_obj._meta.fields
    setattr(child_obj, field.attname, getattr(parent_obj, field.attname))