diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d650518b2..4f1ed45086 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 ## Evennia 0.9 (2018-2019)
 
-Update to Python 3
+### Distribution
 
-- Use `python3 -m venv <myenvname>`
-- Use `python3 -m pdb <script>` for debugging
+- New requirement: Python 3.7 (py2.7 support removed)
+- Django 2.1
+- Twisted 19.2.1
+- Autobahn websockets (remove old tmwx)
 - Docker image updated
 
 ### Commands
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ Update to Python 3
   that are calculated on the fly.
 - `@py` command now defaults to escaping html tags in its output when viewing in the webclient.
   Use new `/clientraw` switch to get old behavior (issue #1369).
+- Shorter and more informative, dynamic, listing of on-command vars if not setting func() in child command class.
 
 ### Web
 
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ Update to Python 3
   - Prettifies Django 'change password' workflow
 - Bugfixes
   - Fixes bug on login page where error messages were not being displayed
-  - Remove strvalue field from admin; it made no sense to have here, being an optimization field 
+  - Remove strvalue field from admin; it made no sense to have here, being an optimization field
     for internal use.
 
 ### Prototypes
@@ -115,6 +118,8 @@ Update to Python 3
 - Added `evennia.ANSIString` to flat API.
 - Server/Portal log files now cycle to names on the form `server_.log_19_03_08_` instead of `server.log___19.3.8`, retaining
   unix file sorting order.
+- Django signals fire for important events: Puppet/Unpuppet, Object create/rename, Login,
+  Logout, Login fail Disconnect, Account create/rename
 
 ### Utils
 
diff --git a/evennia/accounts/accounts.py b/evennia/accounts/accounts.py
index 1ca06e4054..caf6b5d5a0 100644
--- a/evennia/accounts/accounts.py
+++ b/evennia/accounts/accounts.py
@@ -420,7 +420,9 @@ class DefaultAccount(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, AccountDB)):
         return False
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_username_validators(cls, validator_config=getattr(settings, 'AUTH_USERNAME_VALIDATORS', [])):
+    def get_username_validators(
+            cls, validator_config=getattr(
+                settings, 'AUTH_USERNAME_VALIDATORS', [])):
         """
         Retrieves and instantiates validators for usernames.
 
@@ -437,7 +439,8 @@ class DefaultAccount(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, AccountDB)):
             try:
                 klass = import_string(validator['NAME'])
             except ImportError:
-                msg = "The module in NAME could not be imported: %s. Check your AUTH_USERNAME_VALIDATORS setting."
+                msg = ("The module in NAME could not be imported: %s. "
+                       "Check your AUTH_USERNAME_VALIDATORS setting.")
                 raise ImproperlyConfigured(msg % validator['NAME'])
             objs.append(klass(**validator.get('OPTIONS', {})))
         return objs
@@ -473,7 +476,8 @@ class DefaultAccount(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, AccountDB)):
 
         """
         errors = []
-        if ip: ip = str(ip)
+        if ip:
+            ip = str(ip)
 
         # See if authentication is currently being throttled
         if ip and LOGIN_THROTTLE.check(ip):
@@ -488,8 +492,8 @@ class DefaultAccount(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, AccountDB)):
         banned = cls.is_banned(username=username, ip=ip)
         if banned:
             # this is a banned IP or name!
-            errors.append("|rYou have been banned and cannot continue from here." \
-                     "\nIf you feel this ban is in error, please email an admin.|x")
+            errors.append("|rYou have been banned and cannot continue from here."
+                          "\nIf you feel this ban is in error, please email an admin.|x")
             logger.log_sec('Authentication Denied (Banned): %s (IP: %s).' % (username, ip))
             LOGIN_THROTTLE.update(ip, 'Too many sightings of banned artifact.')
             return None, errors
@@ -504,7 +508,8 @@ class DefaultAccount(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, AccountDB)):
             logger.log_sec('Authentication Failure: %s (IP: %s).' % (username, ip))
 
             # Update throttle
-            if ip: LOGIN_THROTTLE.update(ip, 'Too many authentication failures.')
+            if ip:
+                LOGIN_THROTTLE.update(ip, 'Too many authentication failures.')
 
             # Try to call post-failure hook
             session = kwargs.get('session', None)
@@ -573,7 +578,8 @@ class DefaultAccount(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, AccountDB)):
         # Disqualify if any check failed
         if False in valid:
             valid = False
-        else: valid = True
+        else:
+            valid = True
 
         return valid, errors
 
@@ -713,7 +719,8 @@ class DefaultAccount(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, AccountDB)):
             account.db.FIRST_LOGIN = True
 
             # Record IP address of creation, if available
-            if ip: account.db.creator_ip = ip
+            if ip:
+                account.db.creator_ip = ip
 
             # join the new account to the public channel
             pchannel = ChannelDB.objects.get_channel(settings.DEFAULT_CHANNELS[0]["key"])
@@ -933,7 +940,7 @@ class DefaultAccount(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, AccountDB)):
 
         """
         result = super().access(accessing_obj, access_type=access_type,
-                                                    default=default, no_superuser_bypass=no_superuser_bypass)
+                                default=default, no_superuser_bypass=no_superuser_bypass)
         self.at_access(result, accessing_obj, access_type, **kwargs)
         return result
 
@@ -1447,7 +1454,8 @@ class DefaultGuest(DefaultAccount):
                     break
             if not username:
                 errors.append("All guest accounts are in use. Please try again later.")
-                if ip: LOGIN_THROTTLE.update(ip, 'Too many requests for Guest access.')
+                if ip:
+                    LOGIN_THROTTLE.update(ip, 'Too many requests for Guest access.')
                 return None, errors
             else:
                 # build a new account with the found guest username
diff --git a/evennia/commands/command.py b/evennia/commands/command.py
index 96e619e83d..cd85596bd3 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/command.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/command.py
@@ -414,6 +414,14 @@ class Command(with_metaclass(CommandMeta, object)):
         set in self.parse())
 
         """
+        variables = '\n'.join(" |w{}|n ({}): {}".format(key, type(val), val) for key, val in self.__dict__.items())
+        string = f"""
+Command {self} has no defined `func()` - showing on-command variables:
+{variables}
+        """
+        self.caller.msg(string)
+        return
+
         # a simple test command to show the available properties
         string = "-" * 50
         string += "\n|w%s|n - Command variables from evennia:\n" % self.key
diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/muxcommand.py b/evennia/commands/default/muxcommand.py
index a44ae0c1dd..53f64b9a20 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/muxcommand.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/muxcommand.py
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ class MuxCommand(Command):
          by the cmdhandler right after self.parser() finishes, and so has access
          to all the variables defined therein.
         """
+        variables = '\n'.join(" |w{}|n ({}): {}".format(key, type(val), val) for key, val in self.__dict__.items())
+        string = f"""
+Command {self} has no defined `func()` - showing on-command variables: No child func() defined for {self} - available variables:
+{variables}
+        """
+        self.caller.msg(string)
+        return
         # a simple test command to show the available properties
         string = "-" * 50
         string += "\n|w%s|n - Command variables from evennia:\n" % self.key
diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/system.py b/evennia/commands/default/system.py
index 665e453e27..2e54ed3fcd 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/system.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/system.py
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ class CmdObjects(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
         nobjs = nobjs or 1  # fix zero-div error with empty database
 
         # total object sum table
-        totaltable = self.style_table("|wtype|n", "|wcomment|n", "|wcount|n", "|w%%|n",
+        totaltable = self.style_table("|wtype|n", "|wcomment|n", "|wcount|n", "|w%|n",
                                       border="table", align="l")
         totaltable.align = 'l'
         totaltable.add_row("Characters", "(BASE_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS + children)",
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ class CmdObjects(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
         totaltable.add_row("Other", "", nother, "%.2f" % ((float(nother) / nobjs) * 100))
 
         # typeclass table
-        typetable = self.style_table("|wtypeclass|n", "|wcount|n", "|w%%|n", border="table", align="l")
+        typetable = self.style_table("|wtypeclass|n", "|wcount|n", "|w%|n",
+                                     border="table", align="l")
         typetable.align = 'l'
         dbtotals = ObjectDB.objects.object_totals()
         for path, count in dbtotals.items():
@@ -466,7 +467,8 @@ class CmdObjects(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
 
         # last N table
         objs = ObjectDB.objects.all().order_by("db_date_created")[max(0, nobjs - nlim):]
-        latesttable = self.style_table("|wcreated|n", "|wdbref|n", "|wname|n", "|wtypeclass|n", align="l", border="table")
+        latesttable = self.style_table("|wcreated|n", "|wdbref|n", "|wname|n",
+                                       "|wtypeclass|n", align="l", border="table")
         latesttable.align = 'l'
         for obj in objs:
             latesttable.add_row(utils.datetime_format(obj.date_created),
diff --git a/evennia/game_template/commands/command.py b/evennia/game_template/commands/command.py
index c085025b8c..3e0f4dc9d0 100644
--- a/evennia/game_template/commands/command.py
+++ b/evennia/game_template/commands/command.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
 
     Each Command implements the following methods, called
     in this order (only func() is actually required):
-        - at_pre_cmd(): If this returns True, execution is aborted.
+        - at_pre_cmd(): If this returns anything truthy, execution is aborted.
         - parse(): Should perform any extra parsing needed on self.args
             and store the result on self.
         - func(): Performs the actual work.
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/portalsessionhandler.py b/evennia/server/portal/portalsessionhandler.py
index 3aa2e6cac0..ed3766af59 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/portalsessionhandler.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/portalsessionhandler.py
@@ -90,8 +90,11 @@ class PortalSessionHandler(SessionHandler):
 
         if session:
             # assign if we are first-connectors
-            self.latest_sessid += 1
-            session.sessid = self.latest_sessid
+            if not session.sessid:
+                # if the session already has a sessid (e.g. being inherited in the
+                # case of a webclient auto-reconnect), keep it
+                self.latest_sessid += 1
+                session.sessid = self.latest_sessid
             session.server_connected = False
             _CONNECTION_QUEUE.appendleft(session)
             if len(_CONNECTION_QUEUE) > 1:
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/webclient.py b/evennia/server/portal/webclient.py
index 2aec35284a..d4e21e649c 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/webclient.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/webclient.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ _RE_SCREENREADER_REGEX = re.compile(r"%s" % settings.SCREENREADER_REGEX_STRIP, r
 _CLIENT_SESSIONS = mod_import(settings.SESSION_ENGINE).SessionStore
 
 
+CLOSE_NORMAL = WebSocketServerProtocol.CLOSE_STATUS_CODE_NORMAL
+
+
 class WebSocketClient(WebSocketServerProtocol, Session):
     """
     Implements the server-side of the Websocket connection.
@@ -70,19 +73,21 @@ class WebSocketClient(WebSocketServerProtocol, Session):
         client_address = client_address[0] if client_address else None
         self.init_session("websocket", client_address, self.factory.sessionhandler)
 
-        from evennia.utils import logger
-        try:
-            csessid = self.http_request_uri.split("?", 1)[1]
-        except Exception:
-            logger.log_trace(str(self.__dict__))
-
-        csession = self.get_client_session()
+        csession = self.get_client_session()  # this sets self.csessid
+        csessid = self.csessid
         uid = csession and csession.get("webclient_authenticated_uid", None)
         if uid:
             # the client session is already logged in.
             self.uid = uid
             self.logged_in = True
 
+            for old_session in self.sessionhandler.sessions_from_csessid(csessid):
+                if (hasattr(old_session, "websocket_close_code") and
+                        old_session.websocket_close_code != CLOSE_NORMAL):
+                    # if we have old sessions with the same csession, they are remnants
+                    self.sessid = old_session.sessid
+                    self.sessionhandler.disconnect(old_session)
+
         # watch for dead links
         self.transport.setTcpKeepAlive(1)
         # actually do the connection
@@ -97,11 +102,19 @@ class WebSocketClient(WebSocketServerProtocol, Session):
             reason (str or None): Motivation for the disconnection.
 
         """
+        csession = self.get_client_session()
+
+        if csession:
+            csession["webclient_authenticated_uid"] = None
+            csession.save()
+            self.logged_in = False
+
+        self.sessionhandler.disconnect(self)
         # autobahn-python: 1000 for a normal close, 3000-4999 for app. specific,
         # in case anyone wants to expose this functionality later.
         #
         # sendClose() under autobahn/websocket/interfaces.py
-        self.sendClose(1000, reason)
+        self.sendClose(CLOSE_NORMAL, reason)
 
     def onClose(self, wasClean, code=None, reason=None):
         """
@@ -111,19 +124,14 @@ class WebSocketClient(WebSocketServerProtocol, Session):
 
         Args:
             wasClean (bool): ``True`` if the WebSocket was closed cleanly.
-            reason (str): Motivation for the lost connection.
             code (int or None): Close status as sent by the WebSocket peer.
             reason (str or None): Close reason as sent by the WebSocket peer.
 
         """
-        csession = self.get_client_session()
-
-        if csession:
-            csession["webclient_authenticated_uid"] = None
-            csession.save()
-            self.logged_in = False
-
-        self.sessionhandler.disconnect(self)
+        if code == CLOSE_NORMAL:
+            self.disconnect(reason)
+        else:
+            self.websocket_close_code = code
 
     def onMessage(self, payload, isBinary):
         """
diff --git a/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py b/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
index 0a0e7def9a..73118e847b 100644
--- a/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
+++ b/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class SessionHandler(dict):
                 return newdict
             elif is_iter(data):
                 return [_validate(part) for part in data]
-            elif isinstance(data, (str, bytes )):
+            elif isinstance(data, (str, bytes)):
                 data = _utf8(data)
 
                 if _INLINEFUNC_ENABLED and not raw and isinstance(self, ServerSessionHandler):
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ class SessionHandler(dict):
         return rkwargs
 
 
-#------------------------------------------------------------
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
 # Server-SessionHandler class
-#------------------------------------------------------------
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class ServerSessionHandler(SessionHandler):
     """
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class ServerSessionHandler(SessionHandler):
         # set a watchdog to avoid self.disconnect from deleting
         # the session while we are looping over them
         self._disconnect_all = True
-        for session in self.values:
+        for session in self.values():
             session.disconnect()
         del self._disconnect_all
 
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ class ServerSessionHandler(SessionHandler):
 
         """
         self.server.amp_protocol.send_AdminServer2Portal(DUMMYSESSION, operation=SCONN,
-                                                         protocol_path=protocol_path, config=configdict)
+                                                         protocol_path=protocol_path,
+                                                         config=configdict)
 
     def portal_restart_server(self):
         """
@@ -544,7 +545,8 @@ class ServerSessionHandler(SessionHandler):
             nsess = len(self.sessions_from_account(session.account)) - 1
             sreason = " ({})".format(reason) if reason else ""
             string = "Logged out: {account} {address} ({nsessions} sessions(s) remaining){reason}"
-            string = string.format(reason=sreason, account=session.account, address=session.address, nsessions=nsess)
+            string = string.format(reason=sreason, account=session.account,
+                                   address=session.address, nsessions=nsess)
             session.log(string)
 
             if nsess == 0:
@@ -670,7 +672,8 @@ class ServerSessionHandler(SessionHandler):
                 amount of Sessions due to multi-playing).
 
         """
-        return list(set(session.account for session in self.values() if session.logged_in and session.account))
+        return list(set(session.account for session in self.values()
+                        if session.logged_in and session.account))
 
     def session_from_sessid(self, sessid):
         """
@@ -737,13 +740,17 @@ class ServerSessionHandler(SessionHandler):
 
     def sessions_from_csessid(self, csessid):
         """
-        Given a cliend identification hash (for session types that offer them) return all sessions with
-        a matching hash.
+        Given a client identification hash (for session types that offer them)
+        return all sessions with a matching hash.
 
         Args
-            csessid (str): The session hash
+            csessid (str): The session hash.
+        Returns:
+            sessions (list): The sessions with matching .csessid, if any.
 
         """
+        if csessid:
+            return []
         return [session for session in self.values()
                 if session.csessid and session.csessid == csessid]
 
diff --git a/evennia/web/utils/general_context.py b/evennia/web/utils/general_context.py
index 31fcea52bd..475cabfb10 100644
--- a/evennia/web/utils/general_context.py
+++ b/evennia/web/utils/general_context.py
@@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ def general_context(request):
     is automatically added to context of all views.
     """
     account = None
-    if request.user.is_authenticated: account = request.user
+    if request.user.is_authenticated:
+        account = request.user
 
     puppet = None
     if account and request.session.get('puppet'):
         pk = int(request.session.get('puppet'))
         puppet = next((x for x in account.characters if x.pk == pk), None)
-    
+
     return {
         'account': account,
         'puppet': puppet,
diff --git a/evennia/web/utils/middleware.py b/evennia/web/utils/middleware.py
index b480f5b0ff..b22cd9fa1b 100644
--- a/evennia/web/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/evennia/web/utils/middleware.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login
 from evennia.accounts.models import AccountDB
 from evennia.utils import logger
 
+
 class SharedLoginMiddleware(object):
     """
     Handle the shared login between website and webclient.
@@ -10,47 +11,47 @@ class SharedLoginMiddleware(object):
     def __init__(self, get_response):
         # One-time configuration and initialization.
         self.get_response = get_response
-        
+
     def __call__(self, request):
         # Code to be executed for each request before
         # the view (and later middleware) are called.
-        
+
         # Synchronize credentials between webclient and website
         # Must be performed *before* rendering the view (issue #1723)
         self.make_shared_login(request)
-        
+
         # Process view
         response = self.get_response(request)
 
         # Code to be executed for each request/response after
         # the view is called.
-        
+
         # Return processed view
         return response
-        
+
     @classmethod
     def make_shared_login(cls, request):
         csession = request.session
         account = request.user
         website_uid = csession.get("website_authenticated_uid", None)
         webclient_uid = csession.get("webclient_authenticated_uid", None)
-    
+
         if not csession.session_key:
             # this is necessary to build the sessid key
             csession.save()
-    
+
         if account.is_authenticated:
             # Logged into website
-            if not website_uid:
+            if website_uid is None:
                 # fresh website login (just from login page)
                 csession["website_authenticated_uid"] = account.id
-                if webclient_uid is None:
-                    # auto-login web client
-                    csession["webclient_authenticated_uid"] = account.id
-    
+            if webclient_uid is None:
+                # auto-login web client
+                csession["webclient_authenticated_uid"] = account.id
+
         elif webclient_uid:
             # Not logged into website, but logged into webclient
-            if not website_uid:
+            if website_uid is None:
                 csession["website_authenticated_uid"] = account.id
                 account = AccountDB.objects.get(id=webclient_uid)
                 try:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8883cf9c7f..df27d455ea 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # general
 django >= 2.1, < 2.2
-twisted >= 18.0.0, < 19.0.0
+twisted >= 19.2.1, < 20.0.0
 pillow == 5.2.0
 pytz
 future >= 0.15.2
diff --git a/win_requirements.txt b/win_requirements.txt
index bf9ecf8ea7..419b33eca1 100644
--- a/win_requirements.txt
+++ b/win_requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pypiwin32
 
 # general
 django >= 2.1, < 2.2
-twisted >= 18.0.0, < 19.0.0
+twisted >= 19.2.1, < 20.0.0
 pillow == 5.2.0
 pytz
 future >= 0.15.2