[web2py] Trying to autocreate users but having trouble...

[Jason Brower]

When I try to do this:
if not db(db.auth_user.email == attender.email).select():
            
db.auth_user.insert(password=db.auth_user.password.validate(password), \
                                nickname = final_nickname, \
                                first_name = attender.first_name, \
                                last_name = attender.last_name, \
                                email = attender.email, \
                                company = attender.company, \
                                bio = attender.organization)
If gives me this in the password field:
|db6ff6dd097fb1d804eabc2b8ecb0d6a|None|         


Which isn't correct.
What am I doing wrong?
BR,
Jason Brower