freedomvote/app/core/tools.py

from django.conf import settings
import datetime
import json

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,
            json.dumps(value),
            max_age=max_age,
            expires=expires,
            domain=settings.SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN,
            secure=settings.SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE or None
        )

def get_cookie(request, key, default):
    strval = request.COOKIES.get(key)
    if strval:
        return json.loads(strval)
    return default