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Explanation: Create a form: This defines a form class based on a Django model. Handle form submission: If the form is valid, save the user instance. Authenticate the user using the provided credentials. If authentication is successful, log the user in. Render the form: Render the form template with the form instance as context..

Code

# forms.py
from django import forms

class UserForm(forms.ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = User
        fields = ['username', 'email', 'password']

# views.py
from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login
from .forms import UserForm

def signup(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = UserForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            user = form.save()
            username = form.cleaned_data['username']
            password = form.cleaned_data['password']
            user = authenticate(username=username, password=password)
            if user is not None:
                login(request, user)
                return redirect('home')
    else:
        form = UserForm()
    return render(request, 'signup.html', {'form': form})

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