Django - Overriding the Model.create() method?

Question

The Django docs only list examples for overriding save() and delete(). However, I\'d like to define some extra processing for my models onl

Answer 1

an example of how to create a post_save signal (from http://djangosnippets.org/snippets/500/)

from django.db.models.signals import post_save
from django.dispatch import receiver

@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
def create_profile(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
    """Create a matching profile whenever a user object is created."""
    if created: 
        profile, new = UserProfile.objects.get_or_create(user=instance)

here is a thoughtful discussion on whether it's best to use signals or custom save methods https://web.archive.org/web/20120815022107/http://www.martin-geber.com/thought/2007/10/29/django-signals-vs-custom-save-method/

In my opinion using signals for this task is more robust, easier to read but lengthier.