Login + logout script from a nub

#models.py:
from django import forms

class LoginForm(forms.Form):
	username = forms.CharField(max_length=100)
	password = forms.CharField(widget=forms.PasswordInput(render_value=False),max_length=100)

#views.py:
from project.courses.models import LoginForm
def check_login(request):
	def errorHandle(error):
		form = LoginForm()
		return render_to_response('pathto/login.html', {
				'error' : error,
				'form' : form,
		})
	if request.user.is_authenticated():
		username = request.user.username
		return render_to_response('pathto/logged_in.html', {
			'username': username,
		})
	else:
		if request.method == 'POST': # If the form has been submitted...
			form = LoginForm(request.POST) # A form bound to the POST data
			if form.is_valid(): # All validation rules pass
				username = request.POST['username']
				password = request.POST['password']
				user = authenticate(username=username, password=password)
				if user is not None:
					if user.is_active:
						# Redirect to a success page.
						login(request, user)
						return render_to_response('pathto/logged_in.html', {
							'username': username,
						})
					else:
						# Return a 'disabled account' error message
						error = u'account disabled'
						return errorHandle(error)
				else:
					 # Return an 'invalid login' error message.
					error = u'invalid login'
					return errorHandle(error)
			else: 
				error = u'form is invalid'
				return errorHandle(error)		
		else:
			form = LoginForm() # An unbound form
			return render_to_response('pathto/login.html', {
				'form': form,
			})

def logout_view(request):
	if request.user.is_authenticated():
		logout(request)
		form = LoginForm()
		return check_login(request)
	else: 
		check_login(request)
		return HttpResponseRedirect('/')


#login.html:
{% if error %}
<p><i>{{ error }}</i></p>
{% endif %}

<form action="." method="POST">
{{ form.as_p }}
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

#logged_in.html:
<h1>Welcome, {{ username }}</h1>
<p><a href='/scraper/logout/'>Logout</a></p>