Overriding an abstractmodel field

[João Oliveira]

Hey there guys

While trying to override the email field, extending the AbstractUser class i looked for ways to do that, eventually sticking with the one this user suggested on stackoverflow 

CustomUser._meta.get_field_by_name('email')[0]._unique=True

Although this is not elegant, it seemed to me the best way to do so. Do you guys have any better solution?

I was also looking (as the user who posted this on stackoverflow) for a "official" or recommended way to do this

Thanks!

João