Django supports model inheritance. It works in a similar way to standard class inheritance in Python. Django offers the following three options to use model inheritance:
- Abstract models: Useful when you want to put some common information into several models. No database table is created for the abstract model.
- Multi-table model inheritance: Applicable when each model in the hierarchy is considered a complete model by itself. A database table is created for each model.
- Proxy models: Useful when you need to change the behavior of a model, for example, by including additional methods, changing the default manager, or using different meta options. No database table is created for proxy models.
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