id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
24161	Using UUIDField for id of custom User model prevents logging in	James Beith	nobody	"When using the new `UUIDField` in Django 1.8 for the `id` of a custom User model, a session fails to be created and a `TypeError` exception is thrown when attempting to log in.

{{{
TypeError at /login/
UUID('314cb5d6-593f-48f5-b1af-fadedde123d3') is not JSON serializable
}}}

Please see the `README.md` file of the attached example project."	Bug	closed	contrib.sessions	1.8alpha1	Release blocker	fixed		Simon Charette	Ready for checkin	1	0	0	0	0	0