Django provides built-in views for logging in and out users, using the LoginView and LogoutView classes.

Logging In

Django’s LoginView provides a simple way to log users into the system. It accepts a username and password, validates them, and creates a session for the user.

Example of Using LoginView:

from django.contrib.auth.views import LoginView
from django.urls import path

urlpatterns = [
    path('login/', LoginView.as_view(), name='login'),
]

• The default template registration/login.html is used to render the login form.

Customizing the Login Template:

  <form method="post">
      {% csrf_token %}
      {{ form.as_p }}
      <button type="submit">Log In</button>
  </form>
  

Logging Out

To log out a user, Django uses the LogoutView which ends the user’s session.

Example of Using LogoutView:

from django.contrib.auth.views import LogoutView

urlpatterns = [
    path('logout/', LogoutView.as_view(), name='logout'),
]

• This automatically logs the user out and redirects them to the home page (or a page defined in LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL).