type object 'Token' has no attribute 'objects'

[doctorallen]

I'm trying to implement my own serializer and view to handle Token based authentication with email instead of username. In copying the ObtainAuthToken view, an error is returned about the Token object not having the objects attribute.

Steps to reproduce

1. mkdir restframework
2. cd restframework/
3. virtualenv env
4. source env/bin/activate
5. pip install django
6. pip install djangorestframework
7. django-admin startproject tutorial
8. cd tutorial
9. python manage.py shell

   from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
   Token.objects.all()

Expected behavior

Token class can query objects

Actual behavior

python 3.6.5 (v3.6.5:f59c0932b4, Mar 28 2018, 03:03:55)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
(InteractiveConsole)
>>> from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
>>> Token.objects.all()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<console>", line 1, in <module>
AttributeError: type object 'Token' has no attribute 'objects'

This class (being a django model) should be able to query using the objects attribute, should it not?

[xordoquy]

That's because you didn't add the auth token in the settings' INSTALLED_APPS

Edit: if it's not the in the INSTALLED_APPS, it's abstract and doesn't have the default manager (objects).

[doctorallen]

@xordoquy Thank you!

[aseem-hegshetye]

Add 'rest_framework.authtoken' to INSTALLED_APPS list in settings.py

[tinshade]

Add 'rest_framework.authtoken' to INSTALLED_APPS list in settings.py Don't forget to run a python manage.py migrate after making changes in your settings file

[nickmccullum]

This comment solved my problem, 4 years later. Thanks!

[HRUAS]

thank you @xordoquy

[Lokesh-Chigulla]

I have tried all the steps above but still this error is popping TypeError at /login/ Object of type method is not JSON serializable

[GunzzGT]

still returns rest_framework.authtoken.models.Token.DoesNotExist: Token matching query does not exist. after adding authtoken in 'INSTALLED_APPS'

traceback shows self.token = Token.objects.get(user=self.user) is that a bad way to get token.objects?

[vishal-ahirwar]

rest_framework.authtoken

thank you :)

[siecp-1001]

thanks you

[IxBahy]

still returns rest_framework.authtoken.models.Token.DoesNotExist: Token matching query does not exist. after adding authtoken in 'INSTALLED_APPS'

traceback shows self.token = Token.objects.get(user=self.user) is that a bad way to get token.objects?

did u find a way to solve this I'm using a custom user and I guess its the problem :/