How do I check whether this user is anonymous or actually a user on my system?

Question

def index(request):
    the_user = request.user

In Django, how do I know if it\'s a real user or not? I tried:

if the_user:

Answer 1

I had a similar issue except this was on a page that the login_redirect_url was sent to. I had to put in the template:

{% if user.is_authenticated %}
    Welcome Back, {{ username }}
{% endif %}