[Python] unexpected keyword in createsuperuser django

I am working with BaseAbstractUser and AbstractUser, and I have a problem with a required field.

models.py

from django.db import models
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.auth.models import User, AbstractBaseUser, BaseUserManager
from django.utils.timezone import timedelta, now
from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError

# File validation function
def validate_file_type(value):
allowed_types = ["application/pdf", "application/msword", "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"]
if value.content_type not in allowed_types:
raise ValidationError("Only PDF and Word documents are allowed.")

class CustomUserManager(BaseUserManager):
"""Manager for CustomUser"""

def create_user(self, email, password=None, role="customer"):
if not email:
raise ValueError("Users must have an email address")
user = self.model(email=self.normalize_email(email), role=role)
user.set_password(password)
user.save(using=self._db)
return user

def create_superuser(self, email, password=None):
user = self.create_user(email, password, role="admin")
user.is_staff = True
user.is_superuser = True
user.save(using=self._db)
return user

class CustomUser(AbstractBaseUser):
"""Custom user model using email authentication"""
ROLE_CHOICES = [
("vendor", "Vendor"),
("customer", "Customer"),
("admin", "Admin"),
]

email = models.EmailField(unique=True)
role = models.CharField(max_length=10, choices=ROLE_CHOICES, default="customer")
is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
is_staff = models.BooleanField(default=False) # Required for Django admin
is_superuser = models.BooleanField(default=False) # Required for superuser checks

objects = CustomUserManager() # Use the custom manager

USERNAME_FIELD = "email" # Set email as the primary login field
REQUIRED_FIELDS = ["role"]

def __str__(self):
return self. Email


admin.py

from django.contrib import admin
from django.contrib.auth.admin import UserAdmin
from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model

CustomUser = get_user_model()

class CustomUserAdmin(UserAdmin):
"""Admin panel customization for CustomUser"""
model = CustomUser
list_display = ("email", "role", "is_staff", "is_active")
ordering = ("email",)
search_fields = ("email",)

fieldsets = (
(None, {"fields": ("email", "password")}),
("Roles & Permissions", {"fields": ("role", "is_staff", "is_superuser", "is_active")}),
)

add_fieldsets = (
(None, {
"classes": ("wide",),
"fields": ("email", "role", "password1", "password2", "is_staff", "is_superuser", "is_active")
}),
)

# Remove `groups` since it's not part of CustomUser
filter_horizontal = [] # Instead of filter_horizontal = ["groups"]
list_filter = ("role", "is_staff", "is_active") # No 'groups'

admin.site.register(CustomUser, CustomUserAdmin)



When I ran python manage.py createsuperuser, it asked for my email, password, and role, which is what I expected it to do. However, when I hit return, it said that the role is an unexpected keyword. How do I fix this?

The Error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/PycharmProjects/RFPoject2/manage.py", line 22, in <module>
main()
File "/PycharmProjects/RFPoject2/manage.py", line 18, in main
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/PycharmProjects/RFPoject2/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 442, in execute_from_command_line
utility. Execute()
File "/PycharmProjects/RFPoject2/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 436, in execute
self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
File "/PycharmProjects/RFPoject2/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 416, in run_from_argv
self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
File "/PycharmProjects/RFPoject2/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/management/commands/createsuperuser.py", line 90, in execute
return super().execute(*args, **options)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/PycharmProjects/RFPoject2/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 460, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/PycharmProjects/RFPoject2/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/management/commands/createsuperuser.py", line 239, in handle
self.UserModel._default_manager.db_manager(database).create_superuser(
TypeError: CustomUserManager.create_superuser() got an unexpected keyword argument 'role'


Does CreatSuperUser require something special to make this work? Thanks!

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