Storing the customized django auth_user model

Question

I am working on a website and for the login information, I am using a customized MyUser model that is a subclass of the original User model. Now, to create MyUser records, i use

x = MyUser.objects.create(
    username = #something,
    password = #something,
    ...
 )
 x.save()

etc. Now, the MyUser record is created. But when I go to my admin page, I see type of password as:

 Invalid password format or unknown hashing algorithm.

And authenticate(username,password) returns None and it works properly only if i go to admin and change the password. What is the best solution to store the MyUser data in the database?

Answer 1

Use the set_password functionality provided by django User

x = MyUser.objects.create(
    username = #something,
    ...
 )
x.set_password(#something)
x.save()

Now, set_password would apply the hashing algorithm, and store the encrypted password for you, where as what you are doing would just set the plain text password, which is the issue.