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Asked: 2026-05-16T02:02:42+00:00

I understand request.sessions dictionary and how to use this. However, it appears that values

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I understand request.sessions dictionary and how to use this.

However, it appears that values set using request.sessions is only valid while the user is logged in.

I need to set a persistent cookie that lasts for a fixed time period and not dependent on whether the user is logged in or not.

What I would like is to store a value for an anonymous visitor to my site, and also retrieve that same value if that user creates an account and logs into the site. The value should be retriEvable if the user logs in or logs out between sessions.

Any code examples on this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Sessions should work fine for anonymous users. What’s happening to make you think it only works for authenticated users?

    Aside from that, maybe take a look at deferred registration which may do what you’re looking for, http://tartarus.org/james/diary/2009/07/24/implementing-deferred-registration-with-django .

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