Question

I would like to use the logout function from Django but not sure how to use it properly.I have been referring to this Django User Authenication: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/auth/ and it reads

from django.contrib.auth import logout

def logout_view(request):
    logout(request)
    # Redirect to a success page.

The confusing part for me is the # Redirect to a success page. How do i redirect it to another page. Should I use HttpResponseRedirect or add additional arguments to logout(request). I am not sure what to do.. Need some guidance.

Answer 1

Look at the source of the logout method, it should give you a clear idea what’s going on. You can add extra arguments to the logout method to handle redirecting, but you can also append after the method for custom behaviour

def logout(request, next_page=None,
           template_name='registration/logged_out.html',
           redirect_field_name=REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME,
           current_app=None, extra_context=None):
    """
    Logs out the user and displays 'You are logged out' message.
    """
    auth_logout(request)
    redirect_to = request.REQUEST.get(redirect_field_name, '')
    if redirect_to:
        netloc = urlparse.urlparse(redirect_to)[1]
        # Security check -- don't allow redirection to a different host.
        if not (netloc and netloc != request.get_host()):
            return HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_to)
    #etc...