Django Rest Framework BasicAuthentication infinite loop workaround

custom_auth.py

from rest_framework.request import Request as DRFRequest
class CustomBasicAuthentication(BasicAuthentication):
    """
    NOTE: This is not the default method used to authenticate, this is to be used with DRF authentication_classes for
    any views that need HTTP Basic Auth
    
    DRF.authentication.BasicAuthentication HTTP Basic authentication against username/password with a minor change
    to show messages returned in response_context
    """

    def authenticate_credentials(self, userid, password, request=None):
        """
        Copy pasted and added response_context
        Authenticate the userid and password against username and password.
        """
        response_context = {}
        credentials = {
            get_user_model().USERNAME_FIELD: userid,
            'password': password,
            'response_context': response_context
        }
        if request and isinstance(request, DRFRequest):
            # DRF wraps request, so pass the original internal one
            # to prevent an infinite loop where DRF's Request.user calls authenticate()
            request = request._request
        user = authenticate(request=request, **credentials)

        if user is None:
            if 'error' in response_context:
                drf_exceptions.AuthenticationFailed(_(response_context['error']))
            raise drf_exceptions.AuthenticationFailed(_('Invalid username/password.'))

        if not user.is_active:
            raise drf_exceptions.AuthenticationFailed(_('User inactive or deleted.'))

        return user, None