1 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
2 from django.core.validators import MaxLengthValidator
4 NEW_USERNAME_LENGTH = 255
6 def monkey_patch_username():
7 username = User._meta.get_field("username")
8 username.max_length = NEW_USERNAME_LENGTH
9 for v in username.validators:
10 if isinstance(v, MaxLengthValidator):
11 v.limit_value = NEW_USERNAME_LENGTH
13 monkey_patch_username()