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Explain how to override ObtainAuthToken as it has limited support for parsers and renderers.

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@ -166,6 +166,17 @@ The `obtain_auth_token` view will return a JSON response when valid `username` a
{ 'token' : '9944b09199c62bcf9418ad846dd0e4bbdfc6ee4b' } { 'token' : '9944b09199c62bcf9418ad846dd0e4bbdfc6ee4b' }
**Note:** View `obtain_auth_token` overrides default parser and renderer settings. It support outputting response in JSON format only.
You can easily make your own version of `obtain_auth_token` by overriding `ObtainAuthToken`. Following example shows how to make `ObtainAuthToken` aware of API settings.
from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
from rest_framework.authtoken.views import ObtainAuthToken
class MyObtainAuthToken(ObtainAuthToken):
renderer_classes = api_settings.DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES
parser_classes = api_settings.DEFAULT_PARSER_CLASSES
## SessionAuthentication ## SessionAuthentication
This authentication scheme uses Django's default session backend for authentication. Session authentication is appropriate for AJAX clients that are running in the same session context as your website. This authentication scheme uses Django's default session backend for authentication. Session authentication is appropriate for AJAX clients that are running in the same session context as your website.