[Answered ]-Extending the methods available to the Django User model via a proxy

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Proxy models are used to modify Python behaviour of a model by extending a model class. Database tables aren’t generated for proxy models. So you can’t use a proxy model for AUTH_USER_MODEL. In fact, you can’t use a proxy model if you want a db table for that model.

To understand proxy models better, consider this:

class Badge(models.Model):
    name = ...
    color = ... # gold/silver


class GoldBadge(Badge)
    class Meta:
        proxy = True

    def award(self, user):
        # award a gold badge to user

class SilverBadge(Badge):
    class Meta:
        proxy = True

    def award(self, user):
        # award a silver badge to user

Tables are generated for only Badge model whereas GoldBadge and SilverBadge are proxy models so no tables are generated for them. They are just extending the functionality (i.e. changing Python behaviour) of Badge model.

See docs on proxy models

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