dummy_request.py

from django import http
from django.conf import settings
from django.utils.importlib import import_module


class DummyRequest(http.HttpRequest):
    def __init__(self, POST=None):
        super(DummyRequest, self).__init__()
        self.method = POST and "POST" or "GET"
        if POST is not None:
            self.POST.update(POST)
        self.session = {}
        self._dont_enforce_csrf_checks = True


def get_request(*args, **kwargs):
    request = DummyRequest(*args, **kwargs)
    engine = import_module(settings.SESSION_ENGINE)
    request.session = engine.SessionStore(None)
    return request