class LoginView

from django.contrib.auth.views import LoginView
Display the login form and handle the login action.

Attributes

  Defined in
authentication_form = None LoginView
content_type = None TemplateResponseMixin
extra_context = None ContextMixin
form_class = <class 'django.contrib.auth.forms.AuthenticationForm'> LoginView
form_class = None FormMixin
http_method_names = ['get', 'post', 'put', 'patch', 'delete', 'head', 'options', 'trace'] View
initial = {} FormMixin
next_page = None RedirectURLMixin
prefix = None FormMixin
redirect_authenticated_user = False LoginView
redirect_field_name = 'next' RedirectURLMixin
response_class = <class 'django.template.response.TemplateResponse'> TemplateResponseMixin
success_url = None FormMixin
success_url_allowed_hosts = set() RedirectURLMixin
template_engine = None TemplateResponseMixin
template_name = 'registration/login.html' LoginView
template_name = None TemplateResponseMixin
view_is_async = False View
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Methods

def __init__(self, **kwargs): View

Constructor. Called in the URLconf; can contain helpful extra
keyword arguments, and other things.
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def __init__(self, **kwargs):
    """
    Constructor. Called in the URLconf; can contain helpful extra
    keyword arguments, and other things.
    """
    # Go through keyword arguments, and either save their values to our
    # instance, or raise an error.
    for key, value in kwargs.items():
        setattr(self, key, value)

def _allowed_methods(self): View

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def _allowed_methods(self):
    return [m.upper() for m in self.http_method_names if hasattr(self, m)]

def as_view(cls, **initkwargs): View

Main entry point for a request-response process.
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@classonlymethod
def as_view(cls, **initkwargs):
    """Main entry point for a request-response process."""
    for key in initkwargs:
        if key in cls.http_method_names:
            raise TypeError(
                "The method name %s is not accepted as a keyword argument "
                "to %s()." % (key, cls.__name__)
            )
        if not hasattr(cls, key):
            raise TypeError(
                "%s() received an invalid keyword %r. as_view "
                "only accepts arguments that are already "
                "attributes of the class." % (cls.__name__, key)
            )
    def view(request, *args, **kwargs):
        self = cls(**initkwargs)
        self.setup(request, *args, **kwargs)
        if not hasattr(self, "request"):
            raise AttributeError(
                "%s instance has no 'request' attribute. Did you override "
                "setup() and forget to call super()?" % cls.__name__
            )
        return self.dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
    view.view_class = cls
    view.view_initkwargs = initkwargs
    # __name__ and __qualname__ are intentionally left unchanged as
    # view_class should be used to robustly determine the name of the view
    # instead.
    view.__doc__ = cls.__doc__
    view.__module__ = cls.__module__
    view.__annotations__ = cls.dispatch.__annotations__
    # Copy possible attributes set by decorators, e.g. @csrf_exempt, from
    # the dispatch method.
    view.__dict__.update(cls.dispatch.__dict__)
    # Mark the callback if the view class is async.
    if cls.view_is_async:
        markcoroutinefunction(view)
    return view

def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):

LoginView

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@method_decorator(sensitive_post_parameters())
@method_decorator(csrf_protect)
@method_decorator(never_cache)
def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
    if self.redirect_authenticated_user and self.request.user.is_authenticated:
        redirect_to = self.get_success_url()
        if redirect_to == self.request.path:
            raise ValueError(
                "Redirection loop for authenticated user detected. Check that "
                "your LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL doesn't point to a login page."
            )
        return HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_to)
    return super().dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)

View

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def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
    # Try to dispatch to the right method; if a method doesn't exist,
    # defer to the error handler. Also defer to the error handler if the
    # request method isn't on the approved list.
    if request.method.lower() in self.http_method_names:
        handler = getattr(
            self, request.method.lower(), self.http_method_not_allowed
        )
    else:
        handler = self.http_method_not_allowed
    return handler(request, *args, **kwargs)

def form_invalid(self, form): FormMixin

If the form is invalid, render the invalid form.
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def form_invalid(self, form):
    """If the form is invalid, render the invalid form."""
    return self.render_to_response(self.get_context_data(form=form))

def form_valid(self, form):

LoginView

Security check complete. Log the user in.
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def form_valid(self, form):
    """Security check complete. Log the user in."""
    auth_login(self.request, form.get_user())
    return HttpResponseRedirect(self.get_success_url())

FormMixin

If the form is valid, redirect to the supplied URL.
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def form_valid(self, form):
    """If the form is valid, redirect to the supplied URL."""
    return HttpResponseRedirect(self.get_success_url())

def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs): ProcessFormView

Handle GET requests: instantiate a blank version of the form.
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def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
    """Handle GET requests: instantiate a blank version of the form."""
    return self.render_to_response(self.get_context_data())

def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):

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Insert the form into the context dict.
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def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
    context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
    current_site = get_current_site(self.request)
    context.update(
        {
            self.redirect_field_name: self.get_redirect_url(),
            "site": current_site,
            "site_name": current_site.name,
            **(self.extra_context or {}),
        }
    )
    return context

FormMixin

Insert the form into the context dict.
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def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
    """Insert the form into the context dict."""
    if "form" not in kwargs:
        kwargs["form"] = self.get_form()
    return super().get_context_data(**kwargs)

ContextMixin

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def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
    kwargs.setdefault("view", self)
    if self.extra_context is not None:
        kwargs.update(self.extra_context)
    return kwargs

def get_default_redirect_url(self):

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Return the default redirect URL.
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def get_default_redirect_url(self):
    """Return the default redirect URL."""
    if self.next_page:
        return resolve_url(self.next_page)
    else:
        return resolve_url(settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL)

RedirectURLMixin

Return the default redirect URL.
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def get_default_redirect_url(self):
    """Return the default redirect URL."""
    if self.next_page:
        return resolve_url(self.next_page)
    raise ImproperlyConfigured("No URL to redirect to. Provide a next_page.")

def get_form(self, form_class=None): FormMixin

Return an instance of the form to be used in this view.
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def get_form(self, form_class=None):
    """Return an instance of the form to be used in this view."""
    if form_class is None:
        form_class = self.get_form_class()
    return form_class(**self.get_form_kwargs())

def get_form_class(self):

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Return the form class to use.
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def get_form_class(self):
    return self.authentication_form or self.form_class

FormMixin

Return the form class to use.
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def get_form_class(self):
    """Return the form class to use."""
    return self.form_class

def get_form_kwargs(self):

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Return the keyword arguments for instantiating the form.
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def get_form_kwargs(self):
    kwargs = super().get_form_kwargs()
    kwargs["request"] = self.request
    return kwargs

FormMixin

Return the keyword arguments for instantiating the form.
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def get_form_kwargs(self):
    """Return the keyword arguments for instantiating the form."""
    kwargs = {
        "initial": self.get_initial(),
        "prefix": self.get_prefix(),
    }
    if self.request.method in ("POST", "PUT"):
        kwargs.update(
            {
                "data": self.request.POST,
                "files": self.request.FILES,
            }
        )
    return kwargs

def get_initial(self): FormMixin

Return the initial data to use for forms on this view.
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def get_initial(self):
    """Return the initial data to use for forms on this view."""
    return self.initial.copy()

def get_prefix(self): FormMixin

Return the prefix to use for forms.
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def get_prefix(self):
    """Return the prefix to use for forms."""
    return self.prefix

def get_redirect_url(self): RedirectURLMixin

Return the user-originating redirect URL if it's safe.
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def get_redirect_url(self):
    """Return the user-originating redirect URL if it's safe."""
    redirect_to = self.request.POST.get(
        self.redirect_field_name, self.request.GET.get(self.redirect_field_name)
    )
    url_is_safe = url_has_allowed_host_and_scheme(
        url=redirect_to,
        allowed_hosts=self.get_success_url_allowed_hosts(),
        require_https=self.request.is_secure(),
    )
    return redirect_to if url_is_safe else ""

def get_success_url(self):

RedirectURLMixin

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def get_success_url(self):
    return self.get_redirect_url() or self.get_default_redirect_url()

FormMixin

Return the URL to redirect to after processing a valid form.
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def get_success_url(self):
    """Return the URL to redirect to after processing a valid form."""
    if not self.success_url:
        raise ImproperlyConfigured("No URL to redirect to. Provide a success_url.")
    return str(self.success_url)  # success_url may be lazy

def get_success_url_allowed_hosts(self): RedirectURLMixin

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def get_success_url_allowed_hosts(self):
    return {self.request.get_host(), *self.success_url_allowed_hosts}

def get_template_names(self): TemplateResponseMixin

Return a list of template names to be used for the request. Must return
a list. May not be called if render_to_response() is overridden.
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def get_template_names(self):
    """
    Return a list of template names to be used for the request. Must return
    a list. May not be called if render_to_response() is overridden.
    """
    if self.template_name is None:
        raise ImproperlyConfigured(
            "TemplateResponseMixin requires either a definition of "
            "'template_name' or an implementation of 'get_template_names()'"
        )
    else:
        return [self.template_name]

def http_method_not_allowed(self, request, *args, **kwargs): View

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def http_method_not_allowed(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
    logger.warning(
        "Method Not Allowed (%s): %s",
        request.method,
        request.path,
        extra={"status_code": 405, "request": request},
    )
    response = HttpResponseNotAllowed(self._allowed_methods())
    if self.view_is_async:
        async def func():
            return response
        return func()
    else:
        return response

def options(self, request, *args, **kwargs): View

Handle responding to requests for the OPTIONS HTTP verb.
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def options(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
    """Handle responding to requests for the OPTIONS HTTP verb."""
    response = HttpResponse()
    response.headers["Allow"] = ", ".join(self._allowed_methods())
    response.headers["Content-Length"] = "0"
    if self.view_is_async:
        async def func():
            return response
        return func()
    else:
        return response

def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs): ProcessFormView

Handle POST requests: instantiate a form instance with the passed
POST variables and then check if it's valid.
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def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
    """
    Handle POST requests: instantiate a form instance with the passed
    POST variables and then check if it's valid.
    """
    form = self.get_form()
    if form.is_valid():
        return self.form_valid(form)
    else:
        return self.form_invalid(form)

def put(self, *args, **kwargs): ProcessFormView

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def put(self, *args, **kwargs):
    return self.post(*args, **kwargs)

def render_to_response(self, context, **response_kwargs): TemplateResponseMixin

Return a response, using the `response_class` for this view, with a
template rendered with the given context.

Pass response_kwargs to the constructor of the response class.
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def render_to_response(self, context, **response_kwargs):
    """
    Return a response, using the `response_class` for this view, with a
    template rendered with the given context.
    Pass response_kwargs to the constructor of the response class.
    """
    response_kwargs.setdefault("content_type", self.content_type)
    return self.response_class(
        request=self.request,
        template=self.get_template_names(),
        context=context,
        using=self.template_engine,
        **response_kwargs,
    )

def setup(self, request, *args, **kwargs): View

Initialize attributes shared by all view methods.
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def setup(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
    """Initialize attributes shared by all view methods."""
    if hasattr(self, "get") and not hasattr(self, "head"):
        self.head = self.get
    self.request = request
    self.args = args
    self.kwargs = kwargs