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+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.contrib.auth.base_user import BaseUserManager
+from django.contrib.auth.password_validation import validate_password
+from typing_extensions import NotRequired, TypedDict
+
+
+class BaseUserCreationArgs(TypedDict):
+    """
+    A starting point for strongly-typing the creation parameters associated with creating
+    a new user.
+    """
+
+    is_staff: NotRequired[bool]
+    is_active: NotRequired[bool]
+    is_superuser: NotRequired[bool]
+
+
+class EmailBasedUserManager(BaseUserManager):
+    """
+    It is commonly useful to change the default Django User model to use emails instead of usernames
+
+    This is a custom user manager that helps to facilitate this.
+
+    NOTE: This manager assumes that you have registered your custom User (for use with this manager,
+    and as as the User "creator") in `settings.py`, with `AUTH_USER_MODEL = "your.model.path"`
+    """
+
+    use_in_migrations = True
+
+    def _create_user(self, email: str, password: str, **extra_fields):
+        if not email:
+            raise ValueError("The given email must be set")
+        email = self.normalize_email(email)
+        validate_password(password)
+        user = get_user_model().objects.create(email=email, password=password, **extra_fields)
+        user.set_password(password)
+        user.save()
+        return user
+
+    def create_user(self, email: str, password: str, **extra_fields):
+        extra_fields.setdefault("is_active", True)
+        extra_fields.setdefault("is_staff", False)
+        extra_fields.setdefault("is_superuser", False)
+        return self._create_user(email, password, **extra_fields)
+
+    def create_superuser(self, email: str, password: str, **extra_fields):
+        extra_fields.setdefault("is_active", True)
+        extra_fields.setdefault("is_staff", True)
+        extra_fields.setdefault("is_superuser", True)
+
+        if extra_fields.get("is_staff") is not True:
+            raise ValueError("Superuser must have is_staff=True.")
+        if extra_fields.get("is_superuser") is not True:
+            raise ValueError("Superuser must have is_superuser=True.")
+
+        return self._create_user(email, password, **extra_fields)