On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Adi Sieker <a...@sieker.info> wrote: >> Why do get_profile() and AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE exist, instead of just >> declaring the Profile to User relationship as OneToOne and using the >> auto-generated User.profile relationship? > > Probably because third party apps can then get the user profile and > don't have to rely on the profile being called profile or whatever.
Third party apps would need columns in it to use it, so apps would need to require you to manually paste fields into your profile model--which I assumed wasn't the intent. > oh, and this list is for the development of django. > Question about the usage of django should be directed at django-users. I'm well aware of both lists. This is a question about the design (development) rationale of Django. -- Glenn Maynard --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
