if request.POST:

            # import Login Form validator class

            login_form = LoginForm()

            try:

                c.form_result = login_form.to_python(dict(request.POST))

                # form checks for username/password, now we're authenticated

                username = c.form_result['username']

                user = User.get_by_username_or_email(username, case_insensitive=True)

            except formencode.Invalid as errors:

                defaults = errors.value

                # remove password from filling in form again

                return htmlfill.render(

                    render('/login.html'),

                    defaults=errors.value,

                    errors=errors.error_dict or {},

                    prefix_error=False,

                    encoding="UTF-8",

                    force_defaults=False)

            except UserCreationError as e:

                # container auth or other auth functions that create users on

                # the fly can throw this exception signaling that there's issue

                # with user creation, explanation should be provided in

                # Exception itself