Error when implementing a custom user

Question

Implementing a custom user with an email as the primary key. When django rest and django-rest-auth is installed, I get an error below.

Here is the error that django is throwing:

django.core.exceptions.FieldDoesNotExist: BaseUser has no field named 'username'

Are there any options for django-rest-auth to accept username as an email? I am trying to override the serializer and views, though I am not sure if this is the safest option?

models.py

from django.db import models
from django.core.validators import RegexValidator
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.utils import timezone
from django.utils.http import urlquote
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
from django.core.mail import send_mail
from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
from django.contrib.auth.models import (
    BaseUserManager, AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin
)

class MyUserManager(BaseUserManager):
    def create_user(self, email, password=None):
        """
        Creates and saves a User with the given email, date of
        birth and password.
        """
        if not email:
            raise ValueError('Users must have an email address')

        user = self.model(
            email=self.normalize_email(email),
        )

        user.set_password(password)
        user.save(using=self._db)
        return user

    def create_superuser(self, email, password):
        """
        Creates and saves a superuser with the given email, date of
        birth and password.
        """
        user = self.create_user(email,
            password=password,
        )
        user.is_staff = True
        user.save(using=self._db)
        return user

# TODO: Password needs to be hashed
class BaseUser(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
    email = models.EmailField(
        verbose_name='email',
        max_length=255,
        unique=True,
    )

    first_name = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=30)
    last_name = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=50)
    mobile_regex = RegexValidator(regex=r'^\+?\d{9,15}$', message="Please enter a max of 10 digits :)")
    mobile = models.CharField(validators=[mobile_regex], max_length=10, blank=True)
    is_a_student = models.BooleanField(default=False)
    is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
    date_joined = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
    is_staff = models.BooleanField(
        _('staff status'),
        default=False,
        help_text=_('Designates whether the user can log into this admin site.'),
    )

    objects = MyUserManager()

    USERNAME_FIELD = 'email'
    REQUIRED_FIELDS = []

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = 'User'
        verbose_name_plural = 'Users'

    def is_student(self):
        return self.is_a_student

    def get_full_name(self):
        # The user is identified by their email address
        return self.email

    def get_short_name(self):
        # The user is identified by their email address
        return self.email

    def __str__(self):              # __unicode__ on Python 2
        return self.email

    def has_perm(self, perm, obj=None):
        "Does the user have a specific permission?"
        # Simplest possible answer: Yes, always
        return True

    def has_module_perms(self, app_label):
        "Does the user have permissions to view the app `app_label`?"
        # Simplest possible answer: Yes, always
        return True

    @property
    def is_admin(self):
        "Is the user a member of staff?"
        # Simplest possible answer: All admins are staff
        return self.is_staff

settings.py

"""
# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
import os
import dj_database_url
import logging
import copy
from django.utils.log import DEFAULT_LOGGING

BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))

# Application definition
AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'user.BaseUser'

INSTALLED_APPS = (
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
    'django.contrib.sites',


    # Third Party Apps
    'coverage',
    'herokuapp',
    'localflavor',
    'django_extensions',
    'django_nose',
    'rest_framework',
    # 'rest_framework_swagger',
    'rest_framework_docs',



    # Third Party Authentication
    'rest_framework.authtoken',
    'rest_auth',
    'allauth',
    'allauth.account',
    'rest_auth.registration',

    # Local Apps
    'user',
    'student',
    'school',
    'employer',
    'job'
)

#Rest_Framework admin config
#Only uncomment if API is viewable for admins
"""
REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': ('rest_framework.permissions.IsAdminUser',),
    'PAGE_SIZE': 10
}
"""
ACCOUNT_UNIQUE_EMAIL = True
ACCOUNT_USER_MODEL_USERNAME_FIELD = None
ACCOUNT_EMAIL_REQUIRED = True
ACCOUNT_USERNAME_REQUIRED = False
ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATION_METHOD = 'email'



MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
)

ROOT_URLCONF = 'student_job.urls'

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')],
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [
                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                'django.template.context_processors.request',
                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
            ],
        },
    },
]

INTERNAL_IPS = '127.0.0.1'
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'student_job.wsgi.application'
DJANGO_WYSIWYG_FLAVOR = "ckeditor"

Traceback with rest_swagger

(univjobs-back) mariacarmenjavelona@Marias-MacBook-Pro ~/Desktop/univjobs-back/student_job (feature/react_redux●)$ ./manage.py runserver_plus
/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py:265: RemovedInDjango110Warning: OptionParser usage for Django management commands is deprecated, use ArgumentParser instead
  RemovedInDjango110Warning)

 * Running on http://127.0.0.1:8000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)
 * Restarting with stat
/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py:265: RemovedInDjango110Warning: OptionParser usage for Django management commands is deprecated, use ArgumentParser instead
  RemovedInDjango110Warning)

Performing system checks...

System check identified no issues (0 silenced).

Django version 1.9.4, using settings 'student_job.settings'
Development server is running at http://127.0.0.1:8000/
Using the Werkzeug debugger (http://werkzeug.pocoo.org/)
Quit the server with CONTROL-C.
 * Debugger is active!
 * Debugger pin code: 215-984-059
 * Debugger is active!
 * Debugger pin code: 201-308-245
/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/template/loader.py:97: RemovedInDjango110Warning: render() must be called with a dict, not a RequestContext.
  return template.render(context, request)

127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/ HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/css/highlight.default.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/css/atelier-dune.light.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/css/rest_framework_swagger.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/css/screen.css HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/images/wordnik_api.png HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/lib/shred.bundle.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/lib/jquery-1.8.0.min.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/lib/jquery.slideto.min.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/lib/jquery.wiggle.min.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/lib/jquery.ba-bbq.min.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/lib/jquery.cookie.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/lib/handlebars-1.0.0.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/lib/underscore-min.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/lib/swagger.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/swagger-ui.min.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/lib/highlight.8.0.pack.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /static/rest_framework_swagger/lib/backbone-min.js HTTP/1.1" 304 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/ HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/ HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/login HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/logout HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/password HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/register HTTP/1.1" 200 -
Internal Server Error: /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/user
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 149, in get_response
    response = self.process_exception_by_middleware(e, request)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 147, in get_response
    response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/views/decorators/csrf.py", line 58, in wrapped_view
    return view_func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/views/generic/base.py", line 68, in view
    return self.dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/views.py", line 466, in dispatch
    response = self.handle_exception(exc)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/views.py", line 463, in dispatch
    response = handler(request, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/views.py", line 163, in get
    'apis': generator.generate(apis),
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/docgenerator.py", line 52, in generate
    'operations': self.get_operations(api, apis),
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/docgenerator.py", line 106, in get_operations
    inspector=method_introspector)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 1137, in discover_parameters
    method_params = inspector.get_parameters()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 309, in get_parameters
    form_params = self.build_form_parameters()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 433, in build_form_parameters
    fields = serializer().get_fields()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 939, in get_fields
    field_name, info, model, depth
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 1076, in build_field
    return self.build_unknown_field(field_name, model_class)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 1182, in build_unknown_field
    (field_name, model_class.__name__)
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Field name `username` is not valid for model `BaseUser`.
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/user HTTP/1.1" 500 -
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/contrib/staticfiles/handlers.py", line 63, in __call__
    return self.application(environ, start_response)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/dj_static.py", line 83, in __call__
    return self.application(environ, start_response)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/wsgi.py", line 177, in __call__
    response = self.get_response(request)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 230, in get_response
    response = self.handle_uncaught_exception(request, resolver, sys.exc_info())
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 289, in handle_uncaught_exception
    return debug.technical_500_response(request, *exc_info)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django_extensions/management/technical_response.py", line 5, in null_technical_500_response
    six.reraise(exc_type, exc_value, tb)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/six.py", line 659, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 149, in get_response
    response = self.process_exception_by_middleware(e, request)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 147, in get_response
    response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/views/decorators/csrf.py", line 58, in wrapped_view
    return view_func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/views/generic/base.py", line 68, in view
    return self.dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/views.py", line 466, in dispatch
    response = self.handle_exception(exc)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/views.py", line 463, in dispatch
    response = handler(request, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/views.py", line 163, in get
    'apis': generator.generate(apis),
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/docgenerator.py", line 52, in generate
    'operations': self.get_operations(api, apis),
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/docgenerator.py", line 106, in get_operations
    inspector=method_introspector)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 1137, in discover_parameters
    method_params = inspector.get_parameters()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 309, in get_parameters
    form_params = self.build_form_parameters()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 433, in build_form_parameters
    fields = serializer().get_fields()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 939, in get_fields
    field_name, info, model, depth
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 1076, in build_field
    return self.build_unknown_field(field_name, model_class)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 1182, in build_unknown_field
    (field_name, model_class.__name__)
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Field name `username` is not valid for model `BaseUser`.
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/login HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/logout HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/password HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/register HTTP/1.1" 200 -
Internal Server Error: /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/user
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 149, in get_response
    response = self.process_exception_by_middleware(e, request)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 147, in get_response
    response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/views/decorators/csrf.py", line 58, in wrapped_view
    return view_func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/views/generic/base.py", line 68, in view
    return self.dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/views.py", line 466, in dispatch
    response = self.handle_exception(exc)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/views.py", line 463, in dispatch
    response = handler(request, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/views.py", line 163, in get
    'apis': generator.generate(apis),
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/docgenerator.py", line 52, in generate
    'operations': self.get_operations(api, apis),
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/docgenerator.py", line 106, in get_operations
    inspector=method_introspector)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 1137, in discover_parameters
    method_params = inspector.get_parameters()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 309, in get_parameters
    form_params = self.build_form_parameters()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 433, in build_form_parameters
    fields = serializer().get_fields()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 939, in get_fields
    field_name, info, model, depth
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 1076, in build_field
    return self.build_unknown_field(field_name, model_class)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 1182, in build_unknown_field
    (field_name, model_class.__name__)
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Field name `username` is not valid for model `BaseUser`.
127.0.0.1 - - [09/Mar/2016 20:34:05] "GET /docs/api-docs/rest_auth/user HTTP/1.1" 500 -
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/contrib/staticfiles/handlers.py", line 63, in __call__
    return self.application(environ, start_response)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/dj_static.py", line 83, in __call__
    return self.application(environ, start_response)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/wsgi.py", line 177, in __call__
    response = self.get_response(request)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 230, in get_response
    response = self.handle_uncaught_exception(request, resolver, sys.exc_info())
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 289, in handle_uncaught_exception
    return debug.technical_500_response(request, *exc_info)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django_extensions/management/technical_response.py", line 5, in null_technical_500_response
    six.reraise(exc_type, exc_value, tb)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/six.py", line 659, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 149, in get_response
    response = self.process_exception_by_middleware(e, request)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 147, in get_response
    response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/views/decorators/csrf.py", line 58, in wrapped_view
    return view_func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/views/generic/base.py", line 68, in view
    return self.dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/views.py", line 466, in dispatch
    response = self.handle_exception(exc)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/views.py", line 463, in dispatch
    response = handler(request, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/views.py", line 163, in get
    'apis': generator.generate(apis),
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/docgenerator.py", line 52, in generate
    'operations': self.get_operations(api, apis),
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/docgenerator.py", line 106, in get_operations
    inspector=method_introspector)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 1137, in discover_parameters
    method_params = inspector.get_parameters()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 309, in get_parameters
    form_params = self.build_form_parameters()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework_swagger/introspectors.py", line 433, in build_form_parameters
    fields = serializer().get_fields()
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 939, in get_fields
    field_name, info, model, depth
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 1076, in build_field
    return self.build_unknown_field(field_name, model_class)
  File "/Users/mariacarmenjavelona/.virtualenvs/univjobs-back/lib/python3.5/site-packages/rest_framework/serializers.py", line 1182, in build_unknown_field
    (field_name, model_class.__name__)
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Field name `username` is not valid for model `BaseUser`.

Answer 1

This was happening to me while having a custom user model with email and password and no username. To solve this, I set the following in my settings.py:

# On settings.py  
ACCOUNT_USER_MODEL_USERNAME_FIELD = None
ACCOUNT_EMAIL_REQUIRED = True
ACCOUNT_USERNAME_REQUIRED = False
ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATION_METHOD = 'email'

The issue is not generated by django-rest-auth but by django-allauth. A better explanation of those settings can be found in the Custom User Models section of https://django-allauth.readthedocs.io/en/latest/advanced.html

Answer 2

If you just need the login and logout you could get rid of the UserDetailsView from rest_auth.views. The django-rest-auth documentation tells you to import all urls like this

urlpatterns = [
    ...,
    url(r'^rest-auth/', include('rest_auth.urls')),
]

But you can also just import the views you need as such:

from rest_auth.views import (
    LoginView, LogoutView,
)

urlpatterns = [
    ...
    # REST Auth
    url(r'^api/v1/rest-auth/login/$', LoginView.as_view(), name='rest_login'),
    url(r'^api/v1/rest-auth/logout/$', LogoutView.as_view(), name='rest_logout'),
]

Worked for me. Hope it helps.

Answer 3

Your django version is not supporting with your auth package.

Please use django 1.9.4 version (latest version) Upgrade your django.

Answer 4

If you use version 0.6.0 you will have that trouble. Please update project environment to version 0.7.0 of Django-Rest-Auth and set ACCOUNT_USER_MODEL_USERNAME_FIELD parameter in your Custom User model.

If you will still have that trouble, let me know how to repeat this trouble?