Hi Nigel, You could also try using django-registration . I found that it made a lot of the things I was trying with user login/registration easier.
Vibhu On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Nigel Legg <[email protected]> wrote: > I have removed the form.is_valid check and renamed the view, this now > works (except for not directing to the correct page, it does appear to be > logging in now) > Thanks! > > Cheers, Nigel > 07914 740972 > > > > On 6 September 2013 14:35, Nigel Legg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am using django.contrib.auth, and have created the folowing: >> >> view: >> def login(request): >> if request.method == 'POST': >> form = AuthenticationForm(request.POST) >> if form.is_valid(): >> username = request.POST['username'] >> password = request.POST['password'] >> user = authenticate(username=username, password=password) >> if user is not None: >> login(request, user) >> if login == True: >> return render_to_response('myapp/list.html') >> else: >> error = 'Disabled account. Pay your bill!!' >> return render_to_response('auth/login.html', >> {'form': form, 'error': error }, >> context_instance=RequestContext(request) >> ) >> else: >> error = 'invalid login...' >> return render_to_response('auth/login.html', >> {'form': form, 'error': error }, >> context_instance=RequestContext(request) >> ) >> else: >> form = AuthenticationForm() >> return render_to_response( >> 'auth/login.html', {'form': form}, >> context_instance=RequestContext(request) >> ) >> >> template: >> <body> >> <p> </p> >> <!-- Start form --> >> <form action="{% url "login" %}" method="post" >> enctype="multipart/formdata"> {% csrf_token %} >> <p> {{ error }} </p> >> <p> {{ form.username.label_tag }} {{ form.username }} </p> >> <p> {{ form.password.label_tag }} {{ form.password }} </p> >> <p> <input type="submit" value="Login" /> </p> >> </body> >> >> When I go to the login page, and enter the user details, it returns with >> "invalid login", in other words it is failing the is_valid() check. Am I >> missing something here? I have checked through the documentation (django >> 1.5) and don't appear to be. >> Any help greatly appreciated. >> >> Cheers, Nigel >> 07914 740972 >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. - Leonardo da Vinci Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. - Confucius -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
