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djangopython-social-auth

python social auth, log in without logging out


With python social auth, when a user is logged in when he clicks 'Login with Facebook' or similar.

The request.user is not the newly logged in facebook user but the old logged in user.

Logged in user (request.user) is still [email protected]

Is this intended behavior? Is there a way to fix this or should I not present log-in unless he's not logged out?


Solution

  • If there's a user already logged in in your app, then python-social-auth will associate the social account with that user, if it should be another user, then the first must be logged out. Basically python-social-auth will create new users if there's none logged in at the moment, otherwise it will associate the the social account.