How would I securely handle paid memberships?

Question

I'm building a simple Django application for a client which will allow for users to register paid accounts to gain access certain parts of the site; however, I've never handled payment processing beyond a few simple Paypal buttons.

My question is, how would I securely handle and verify payments in this situation?

Answer 1

You might be able to use some of the payment code from Satchmo:

http://www.satchmoproject.com/docs/dev/payment.html