beta_access.py

def beta_access(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = BetaCodeForm(request.POST)
        # form validation handles checking for the beta code
        if form.is_valid():
            request.session['has_beta_access'] = True
            return redirect('register')
    else:
        form = BetaCodeForm(request.POST)

    return TemplateResponse(request, 'beta_access.html', context={'form': form})


def beta_access_required(view):
    def f(request, *args, **kwargs):
        if request.session.get('has_beta_access', None) != True:
            return redirect('beta_access')
        return view(request, *args, **kwargs)
    return f

Nice, thanks for the rundown. Hopefully I will find an excuse to write some Python in the near future.