gistfile1.txt

def new(request):
    if request.method == 'POST': 
        print request.POST
        form = PersonForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
        if form.is_valid():
                from django.contrib.auth.models import User
                person = form.save(commit=False)
                #TODO: Could this be encapsulated inside the Person object? *Should* it be?
                #temp_password = User.objects.make_random_password()
                auto_username = hashlib.md5(person.email.lower().strip()).hexdigest()[:30]
                user = User.objects.create_user(auto_username, 
                    person.email, 
                    form.cleaned_data['password']
                ) 

                user.save()
                person.user = user
                user_token = authenticate(username=user.username, password=form.cleaned_data['password'])
                login(request, user_token)
                person.save()
                #TODO: override save() and on first save launch the two behaviours below. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/907695/in-a-django-model-custom-save-method-how-should-you-identify-a-new-object
                person.notify_admin()
                person.send_welcome_email()
                if 'next' in request.GET:
                    return HttpResponseRedirect(request.GET['next'])
                else:
                    return redirect('people.views.thanks', person.id,)
    else:
        form = PersonForm()

    return render_to_response('people/new.html', {'form': form}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))