How to get user id from auth_user table in django?

Question

how to get user id from auth_user table in django. Suppose the username is available to me.

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curiousguy Feb 23 '13 at 19:41

2 answers

The user does not have a backend, so you should use the UserManager (or BaseUserManager if you have a user class of the user)

 BaseUserManager.get_by_natural_key(username)

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boskicthebrain Jan 12 '14 at 19:39

Pavel anossov · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-23T19:44:07+0000

Assuming the user exists:

 from django.contrib.auth.models import User User.objects.get(username=the_username).pk