@csrf_protect
@never_cache
def login(request, template_name='registration/login.html',
          redirect_field_name=REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME,
          authentication_form=AuthenticationForm,
          current_app=None, extra_context=None):
    redirect_to = request.REQUEST.get(redirect_field_name, '')

    if request.method == "POST":
        form = authentication_form(data=request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            netloc = urlparse.urlparse(redirect_to)[1]

            # Use default setting if redirect_to is empty
            if not redirect_to:
                redirect_to = settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL

            # Security check -- don't allow redirection to a different
            # host.
            elif netloc and netloc != request.get_host():
                redirect_to = settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL

            # Okay, security checks complete. Log the user in.
            auth_login(request, form.get_user())

            if request.session.test_cookie_worked():
                request.session.delete_test_cookie()

            return HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_to)
    else:
        form = authentication_form(request)

    request.session.set_test_cookie()

    current_site = get_current_site(request)

    context = {
        'form': form,
        redirect_field_name: redirect_to,
        'site': current_site,
        'site_name': current_site.name,
    }
    context.update(extra_context or {})
    return render_to_response(template_name, context,
                              context_instance=RequestContext(request, current_app=current_app))
Displays the login form and handles the login action.
dataset/ETHPy150Open adieu/django-nonrel/django/contrib/auth/views.py/login