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Re-init Django session from GET value
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django_session_from_get.py
"""Sometimes you just want to load your session based on a GET value,
without having an entire middleware installed to do it everytime, e.g.
just do it quickly in a view.
"""
def test_view(request):
# Assuming session key sent as 'sessionid' value in querystring
request.session = request.session.__class__(session_key=request.GET['sessionid'])
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