Why doesn't SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE = True log the user out when the browser is closed?

Question

According to Django documentation, \"if SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE is set to True, Django will use browser-length cookies -- cookies that expire as soon as the user clo

Answer 1

@istruble and @haasfsafas are both correct. The solution is to

1. Set SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE = True
2. Delete the rows in the django_session table to clear out any sessions that might cause confusion. (delete from django_session)
3. Recognize that all of the windows and tabs in your browser must be closed in order for the session to expire. That's browser behavior; not Django behavior.