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

What about something like this:

from django.forms.models import model_to_dict

auth_user_dict = model_to_dict(auth_user)
extended_user = ExtendedUser.objects.create(user_ptr=auth_user, **auth_user_dict)