Question

I want to be able to send a password reset email using django.contrib.auth.views.password_reset
but without using the browser – password_reset needs a populated form, is there a way I can create this programmatically and get the email sent?

Answer 1

from django.contrib.auth.forms import PasswordResetForm

def reset_password(email, from_email, template='registration/password_reset_email.html', domain_override="localhost:8000"):
    """
    Reset the password for all (active) users with the given E-Mail address
    """
    form = PasswordResetForm({'email': email})
    if form.is_valid():
        return form.save(from_email=from_email, email_template_name=template)