def restore_object(self, attrs, instance=None):
if instance is not None:
for k, v in attrs.iteritems():
setattr(instance, k, v)
return instance
confirm_pw = attrs.get('confirm_password')
del attrs['confirm_password']
customUser = CustomUser(**attrs)
customUser.confirm_password = confirm_pw
#customUser.company = customUser.company.company_id # hack to return only the company ID instead of entire object
return CustomUser(**attrs)
