Class-based views API reference. For introductory material, see the Class-based views topic guide. Base viewsView TemplateView RedirectView Generic display viewsDetailView ListView Generic editing viewsFormView CreateView UpdateView DeleteView Generic date viewsArchiveIndexView YearArchiveView MonthArchiveView WeekArchiveView DayArchiveView TodayArchiveView DateDetailView Class-based views mixins Simple mixinsContextMixin TemplateResponseMixin Single object mixinsSingleObjectMixin Si

Since keeping multiple authentication databases in sync is a common problem when dealing with Apache, you can configure Apache to authenticate against Django’s authentication system directly. This requires Apache version >= 2.2 and mod_wsgi >= 2.0. For example, you could: Serve static/media files directly from Apache only to authenticated users. Authenticate access to a Subversion repository against Django users with a certain permission. Allow certain users to connect to a WebDAV share c

This document describes how to make use of external authentication sources (where the Web server sets the REMOTE_USER environment variable) in your Django applications. This type of authentication solution is typically seen on intranet sites, with single sign-on solutions such as IIS and Integrated Windows Authentication or Apache and mod_authnz_ldap, CAS, Cosign, WebAuth, mod_auth_sspi, etc. When the Web server takes care of authentication it typically sets the REMOTE_USER environment variable

redirect_to_login(next, login_url=None, redirect_field_name='next') Redirects to the login page, and then back to another URL after a successful login. Required arguments: next: The URL to redirect to after a successful login. Optional arguments: login_url: The URL of the login page to redirect to. Defaults to settings.LOGIN_URL if not supplied. redirect_field_name: The name of a GET field containing the URL to redirect to after log out. Overrides next if the given GET parameter is pass

password_reset_confirm(request, uidb64=None, token=None, template_name='registration/password_reset_confirm.html', token_generator=default_token_generator, set_password_form=SetPasswordForm, post_reset_redirect=None, current_app=None, extra_context=None) Presents a form for entering a new password. URL name: password_reset_confirm Optional arguments: uidb64: The user’s id encoded in base 64. Defaults to None. token: Token to check that the password is valid. Defaults to None. template_nam

password_reset_complete(request, template_name='registration/password_reset_complete.html', current_app=None, extra_context=None) Presents a view which informs the user that the password has been successfully changed. URL name: password_reset_complete Optional arguments: template_name: The full name of a template to display the view. Defaults to registration/password_reset_complete.html. current_app: A hint indicating which application contains the current view. See the namespaced URL reso

password_change_done(request, template_name='registration/password_change_done.html', current_app=None, extra_context=None) The page shown after a user has changed their password. URL name: password_change_done Optional arguments: template_name: The full name of a template to use. Defaults to registration/password_change_done.html if not supplied. current_app: A hint indicating which application contains the current view. See the namespaced URL resolution strategy for more information. ex

password_reset_done(request, template_name='registration/password_reset_done.html', current_app=None, extra_context=None) The page shown after a user has been emailed a link to reset their password. This view is called by default if the password_reset() view doesn’t have an explicit post_reset_redirect URL set. URL name: password_reset_done Note If the email address provided does not exist in the system, the user is inactive, or has an unusable password, the user will still be redirected to

password_reset(request, template_name='registration/password_reset_form.html', email_template_name='registration/password_reset_email.html', subject_template_name='registration/password_reset_subject.txt', password_reset_form=PasswordResetForm, token_generator=default_token_generator, post_reset_redirect=None, from_email=None, current_app=None, extra_context=None, html_email_template_name=None, extra_email_context=None) Allows a user to reset their password by generating a one-time use link

password_change(request, template_name='registration/password_change_form.html', post_change_redirect=None, password_change_form=PasswordChangeForm, current_app=None, extra_context=None) Allows a user to change their password. URL name: password_change Optional arguments: template_name: The full name of a template to use for displaying the password change form. Defaults to registration/password_change_form.html if not supplied. post_change_redirect: The URL to redirect to after a successfu