def login(request):
uname = request.POST['username']
pwd = request.POST['password']
userobj= User()
valid = userobj.authenticate(uname,pwd)
if valid:
userData = User.objects.get(username=uname)
request.session['id']=userData.id
request.session['username']=userData.username
request.session['firstname']=userData.firstname
request.session['lastname']=userData.lastname
request.session['gender']=userData.gender
request.session['email']=userData.email
return redirect('posts')
else:
errormessage="Authentication failed try again"
return render(request,"login.html",{'errormessage':errormessage})
