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9913	authentication method docs wrong or confusing WRT returned value	Preston Holmes	nobody	"The two methods listed below use the phrasing ""Always returns [boolean]""  Though I am new enough not to have used this in a project directly , nor facile enough to whip up a test, it seems that the return value would depend on the anon/auth status of the user and that the appropriate boolean would be returned.

is_anonymous()
Always returns False. This is a way of differentiating User and AnonymousUser objects. Generally, you should prefer using is_authenticated() to this method.

is_authenticated()
Always returns True. This is a way to tell if the user has been authenticated. This does not imply any permissions, and doesn't check if the user is active - it only indicates that the user has provided a valid username and password.

-P"	New feature	closed	Documentation	dev	Normal	fixed			Accepted	0	0	0	0	0	0