django getting the absolute path of a FileField

Question

I am trying to retrieve the absolute path (starting with http://) while calling a FileField at the template.

How can I achieve this ?

ie: {{fl.uploadedfile}} -> returns relative path like media/uploads/ while I want This

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score 15 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 31 '09 at 22:16

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The Django File object provides several convenience functions/attributes, one of which is the URL associated with the file. In this case, as you pointed out, you're looking for the url attribute.

answered Jul 31 '09 at 22:16

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it seems that in the mentioned link there is no reference to an `url` attribute. Did you meant referring to https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/models/fields/#filefield ? – furins Sep 28 '14 at 07:20

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited May 22 '13 at 18:29

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Just found the answer: adding .url fixes this issue fixes it such as {{fl.uploadedfile.url}}

edited May 22 '13 at 18:29

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answered Jul 31 '09 at 09:25

django getting the absolute path of a FileField

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