Re: Boolean always returns False?

Hi Tomas,

Some guy created a user model instead of inheriting the base one. Yes, I'm importing the right one :)

Seems I found the problem. The user seemed to be modified before it got to my check.

Thanks.

On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Tomas Neme <lacrymology@gmail.com> wrote:

why do you have your own User model? Are you sure you're logging in
the right user and loading the right user instance?

On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Sithembewena Lloyd Dube
<zebra05@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a user model in which i have a newsletter boolean field. When the
> user subscribes to a newsletter, this is checked.
> I am then instantiating that user and checking the property, so that if it
> is False (i.e. unchecked) = I can display a subscription box.
>
> In the model:
> newsletter = models.BooleanField(verbose_name=u'Sign up to the newsletter',
> default=False)
>
> .. and in the view:
> print registered_user.newsletter
>
> The print outputs False even though this same user's 'newsletter' field
> appears checked in the admin. What am I missing?
>
> Thanks.
>
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