def get_user_model():
"""
Return the User model that is active in this project.
"""
try:
return django_apps.get_model(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, require_ready=False)
except ValueError:
raise ImproperlyConfigured("AUTH_USER_MODEL must be of the form 'app_label.model_name'")
except LookupError:
raise ImproperlyConfigured(
"AUTH_USER_MODEL refers to model '%s' that has not been installed" % settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL
)