how to retrieve password in django

Question

How do we retrieve a password of an user?

u = User.objects.get(username__exact=username)
print u.password

displays sha1$f0971$441cac8

Answer 1

Due to security restrictions the password hash method is one way. You will need to reset that users password.

Try using the set_password(raw_password) method to give the user a new password. Remember to call the save() method to ensure you save the change to the database.

u = User.objects.get(username__exact=username)
u.set_password(raw_password)
u.save()