====== Django Authentication ====== ===== How to... ===== ==== Login and logout a user ==== from django.contrib.auth import login login(request, user) ==== Take and set the users model ==== Set the auth model in settings: AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'users.BaseUser' Take the auth model: from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model get_user_model().objects.get(token=token)