Django: Saving a file from disk with FileField

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In my app I parse some xml which contains a path to an image file. Now if I am passing the path to the property of my model which is a FileField it's not copying the file using the upload_to settings. I also tried to pass it a stream of that file but that raised an exception.

How do I use the FileField with data that isn't coming from a request?

possible duplicate of Programmatically saving image to Django ImageField — Pickels
– Pickels, Commented May 15, 2011 at 13:47

Zach Kelling · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-14 23:07:25Z

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Assuming the file is in your MEDIA_ROOT (If it's outside of MEDIA_ROOT you'll get SuspiciousOperation errors):

m = YourModel(file='uploads/file.txt')

If you already have the file on your system, it'd surely be easier to just move it to your uploads directory. You could always customize FileField to handle moving the file for you.

edited May 14, 2011 at 23:07

answered May 14, 2011 at 22:02

Zach Kelling

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Pickels Over a year ago

Does that mean if the file isn't in the MEDIA_ROOT I have to manually move it myself first? Means I would be recreating the upload_to logic which isn't very DRY.

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