Where should I place the login and logout in Django? - django

Question

I am beginner at Django. I was wondering what is the best practice to place the user login and logout functions. I already have a global static folder and templates.
Should I create a view.py under my Project-Root folder for the functions? Or should I create a separate APP just to put this functions in?
I already have this functions and templates inside myapp view.py
projectname]/ <- project root
├── [projectname]/ <- Django root
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── settings/
│ ├── urls.py
│ └── wsgi.py
├── myapp/
│ ├─ __init__.py
│ └── view.py
│
├── manage.py
│
├── static/
│ └── GLOBAL STATIC FILES
└── templates/
└── GLOBAL TEMPLATES

Answer 1

You should use some user authentication within one App which you have created, or create one App just for managing accounts.
Since you are a beginner you should take a look at Django-admin user authentication.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/topics/auth/

Answer 2

The answer to the question is quite subjective i.e. varies from project to project, or developer to developer. My suggestions 'd be:
As you have asked for the log-in and log-out functions, this means you'll be handling users for your app - so a good approach 'd be to have a users app, and place the functions in users/views.py
For complex system - where you may have different types of users i.e. users, admin_users, partners, etc. You can have separate directory at project root e.g. lib/ and have functions.py in it, keep all the project wide usable functions, utilities in this file.
projectname]/ <- project root
├── [projectname]/ <- Django root
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── settings/
│ ├── urls.py
│ └── wsgi.py
├── myapp/
│ ├─ __init__.py
│ └── view.py
│
├── lib/
│ ├─ __init__.py
│ └── functions.py
│
├── manage.py
│
├── static/
│ └── GLOBAL STATIC FILES
└── templates/
└── GLOBAL TEMPLATES

Answer 3

Your question is not clear as to what you want to place. Is the template files you want to place in or the view function "logout" and "login"? I assume it has to be the "login" and "logout" function what you are looking for.
You have to create a views.py file under "[projectname]/apps" folder.
view for login
def login_validate(request):
if request.method == "POST":
username = request.POST['username']
password = request.POST['password']
user = authenticate(username= username, password= password)
if user is not None:
login(request,user)
return HttpResponseRedirect('/--template name--/')
else:
return HttpResponseRedirect('/--template name--/')
else:
return HttpResponseRedirect('/--template name--/')
view for logout
def logout_page(request):
logout(request)
return render(request,"logout_page.html",{})
Above are the functions. You will have to add few things in settings.py before doing this.
And also create a urls.py file under apps folder and link it to main urls.py file.
I hope this is clear.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/topics/auth/default/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMGtdtNR4es
The above links are helpful.