Why isn't my Django User Model's Password Hashed?

Question

I am using the Django REST Framework (DRF) to create an endpoint with which I can register new users. However, when I hit the creation endpoint with a POST, the new user is

Answer 1

This worked for me.

class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    def create(self, *args, **kwargs):
        user = super().create(*args, **kwargs)
        p = user.password
        user.set_password(p)
        user.save()
        return user

    def update(self, *args, **kwargs):
        user = super().update(*args, **kwargs)
        p = user.password
        user.set_password(p)
        user.save()
        return user

    class Meta:
        model = get_user_model()
        fields = "__all__"