Django: Get current user in model save

Question

I want to get the currently logged in user (request.user) in the save method of models.py. I want to check the role of the user and see if it can p

Answer 1

I don't think that save_model method override is the best option. Imagine, for instance, that you want to save the user info or validate the model based on user info and that save() does not come from a view or the adminsite itself.

What people are asking are constructions like those one:

def save(..)
    self.user = current_user()

or

def save(..)
    user = current_user()
    if user.group == 'XPTO':
        error('This user cannot edit this record')

The best approach I found so far is:

https://bitbucket.org/q/django-current-user/overview