Fix Django Rest Framework DRF BasicAuthentication request is None eror

auth.py

from rest_framework.authentication import BasicAuthentication

class CustomBasicAuthentication(BasicAuthentication):
    """
    DRF.authentication.BasicAuthentication HTTP Basic authentication against username/password with a minor change
    to pass request to django.contrib.auth.authenticate as for some reason DRF doesn't pass request...
    """
    
    def authenticate(self, request):
        self._current_request = request
        return super(CustomBasicAuthentication, self).authenticate(request)


    def authenticate_credentials(self, userid, password):
        """
        * Copy pasted and added request to **credentials *
        Authenticate the userid and password against username and password.
        """
        credentials = {
            'request': self._current_request
            get_user_model().USERNAME_FIELD: userid,
            'password': password
            
        }
        user = authenticate(**credentials)

        if user is None:
            raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed(_('Invalid username/password.'))

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

        return (user, None)