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diff --git a/docs/topics/db/models.txt b/docs/topics/db/models.txt index d883abf8ab..a1be192796 100644 --- a/docs/topics/db/models.txt +++ b/docs/topics/db/models.txt @@ -839,11 +839,14 @@ Model inheritance ================= Model inheritance in Django works almost identically to the way normal -class inheritance works in Python. The only decision you have to make -is whether you want the parent models to be models in their own right -(with their own database tables), or if the parents are just holders -of common information that will only be visible through the child -models. +class inheritance works in Python, but the basics at the beginning of the page +should still be followed. That means the base class should subclass +:class:`django.db.models.Model`. + +The only decision you have to make is whether you want the parent models to be +models in their own right (with their own database tables), or if the parents +are just holders of common information that will only be visible through the +child models. There are three styles of inheritance that are possible in Django. |