Django Rest Framework: Disable field update after object is created

Question

I\'m trying to make my User model RESTful via Django Rest Framework API calls, so that I can create users as well as update their profiles.

However, as I go through

Answer 1

Another option (DRF3 only)

class MySerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    ...
    def get_extra_kwargs(self):
        extra_kwargs = super(MySerializer, self).get_extra_kwargs()
        action = self.context['view'].action

        if action in ['create']:
            kwargs = extra_kwargs.get('ro_oncreate_field', {})
            kwargs['read_only'] = True
            extra_kwargs['ro_oncreate_field'] = kwargs

        elif action in ['update', 'partial_update']:
            kwargs = extra_kwargs.get('ro_onupdate_field', {})
            kwargs['read_only'] = True
            extra_kwargs['ro_onupdate_field'] = kwargs

        return extra_kwargs