- """Get the current user based on the SSL or GSSAPI environment
-variables and store it in the request object's login variable. This
-conforms to the CherryPy API:
-http://www.cherrypy.org/wiki/RequestObject#login
-
-If the user is logged in successfully, cherrypy.request.login is set
-to the username. If the user failed to log in, cherrypy.request.login
-is set to False. If the user did not attempt authentication,
-cherrypy.request.login is set to None."""
+ """Get remote user from SSL or GSSAPI, and store in request object.
+
+Get the current user based on environment variables set by SSL or
+GSSAPI, and store it in the attribute cherrpy.request.login.
+
+Per the CherryPy API (http://www.cherrypy.org/wiki/RequestObject#login),
+the attribute is set to the username on successful login, to False on
+failed login, and is left at None if the user attempted no authentication.
+"""