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+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, EmailStr
+
+class UserBase(BaseModel):
+    first_name: str = Field(..., description="User's first name")
+    last_name: str = Field(..., description="User's last name")
+    email: EmailStr = Field(..., description="User's email address")
+    is_active: bool = Field(True, description="Whether the user is active or not")
+
+class UserCreate(UserBase):
+    password: str = Field(..., min_length=8, description="User's password")
+
+    class Config:
+        schema_extra = {
+            "example": {
+                "first_name": "John",
+                "last_name": "Doe",
+                "email": "john.doe@example.com",
+                "password": "securepassword123",
+                "is_active": True
+            }
+        }
+
+class UserResponse(UserBase):
+    id: int = Field(..., description="User's unique identifier")
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
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