["python","django","cookies","browser","django-cookies"]
How to set and get cookies in Django?

I have a web site which shows different content based on a location the visitor chooses. e.g: User enters in 55812 as the zip. I know what city and area lat/long. that is and give them their content pertinent to that area. My question is how can I store this in a cookie so that when they return they are not required to always enter their zip code? I see it as follows: Set persistent cookie based on their area. When they return read cookie, grab zipcode. Return content based on the zip code in their cookie. I can't seem to find any solid information on setting a cookie. Any help is greatly appreciated.
UPDATE : check Peter's answer below for a builtin solution : This is a helper to set a persistent cookie: import datetime def set_cookie(response, key, value, days_expire=7): if days_expire is None: max_age = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 # one year else: max_age = days_expire * 24 * 60 * 60 expires = datetime.datetime.strftime( datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=max_age), "%a, %d-%b-%Y %H:%M:%S GMT", ) response.set_cookie( key, value, max_age=max_age, expires=expires, domain=settings.SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN, secure=settings.SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE or None, ) Use the following code before sending a response. def view(request): response = HttpResponse("hello") set_cookie(response, 'name', 'jujule') return response UPDATE : check Peter's answer below for a builtin solution :