A view to reset a user's password.

reset_password_view.py

def reset_password(request):
    form = PasswordForm(request.POST or None)

    fluff = { 'page_title'  : u'Återställ lösenord', 
              'button_text' : 'Skicka nytt lösenord',
              'form'        : form 
            }

    if request.method == 'POST':
        if form.is_valid():
            email = form.cleaned_data['email']
            current_site = Site.objects.get_current()

            user = User.objects.get(email__iexact=email)
            password = User.objects.make_random_password()
            user.set_password(password)
            user.save()

            mail_template = loader.get_template('registration/new_password_email.txt')
            mail_context  = RequestContext(request, {'username' : user.username, 'password' : password, 'domain' : current_site.domain})

            # Sänd mail till användaren
            send_mail(u'Prologs anmälningssystem - Glömt lösenord', mail_template.render(mail_context), 'noreply@%s' % current_site.domain, [email], fail_silently=True)

            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('mypage'))

    return direct_to_template(request, 'konan/basic_form.html', extra_context=fluff)