Implementing a logout functionality

We’ll follow the following steps:

1. Configure a logout URL.
2. Define the logout function.
3. Add a link to the base template.

We’ll undertake these steps in the upcoming sections.

Configuring a logout URL

In /accounts/urls.py, add the path that is in bold:

from django.urls import path
from . import views
urlpatterns = [
    path('signup', views.signup, name='accounts.signup'),
    path('login/', views.login, name='accounts.login'),
    path('logout/', views.logout, name='accounts.logout'),
]

Now, if a URL matches the /accounts/logout path, it will execute the logout function defined in the views file.

Defining the logout function

In /accounts/views.py, add the following lines that are in bold:

from django.shortcuts import render
from django.contrib.auth import login as auth_login...