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Create and Retrive django session objects

I have customised the django default user table and used it for user signup and login. Now I need to create django session object to create a shopping cart (like that of an ecommerce website) which is user specific.How to create and retrive session objects in django??

Solution

  • Django provides full and built-in support for sessions (also anonymous sessions). First thing you need to enable the middleware session in the settings. Then you can easily retrieve the session as a dict in the views calling the request param at any point in your view.

    def my_view(request):
    # Get a param:
    my_param = request.session.get('my_param'):
    # Set a param:
    request.session['my_param'] = True
    # Some logic here ...
    return HttpResponse('...')

    Have a look at the docs here