Django Compatibility

compat.py

import django
from django.conf import settings
from django.utils import six


# Django 1.5 add support for custom auth user model
if django.VERSION >= (1, 5):
    AUTH_USER_MODEL = settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL
else:
    AUTH_USER_MODEL = "auth.User"

try:
    from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
except ImportError:
    from django.contrib.auth.models import User
    get_user_model = lambda: User
    
# get_indent
if six.PY3:
    from threading import get_ident
else:
    from thread import get_ident  # noqa

Hi
We created an app called django-compat to handle exactly these challenges. Eventually you can use it at some time in your projects.