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django storages - save absolute path in database?

How can I save absolute paths (like /var/files/.. , or s3://bucket/path) in a table containing file field? Django by default uses MEDIA_ROOT as a prefix, and store relative paths. I use the django-storages package for S3 backend.
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File is always empty after submiting FileField

I have a form where I need to gather some text data and a file.After submiting, the textFields are fine, but the FileField seems to be empty. The validator FileRequired claims that the field is empty, and if I remove it it is indeed NoneType. Form…
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Read data of Django FileField

I am trying to save/download the data on local directory before save it to database, which is selected in Django FileField. After download how do I maintain the instance of that selected file in that FileField so that I can save it to database?
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Django: get_or_create() and FileField

I like the get_or_create() and update_or_create() methods a lot. They don't seem to work with FileField. If I try this: blob, created = Blob.objects.get_or_create(name='foo2', defaults=dict(content_file='my_content')) ... I…
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Improve file_field_tag appearance

Further to the answer provided to this question regarding the appearance improvement of the file_field_tag, how can I replace the "Choose file" text with the filename after selection?
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Edit uploaded file (djangos FileField) using pre_save signal

I want to edit an uploaded file on byte level (i.e. searching and removing a certain byte sequence) before saving it. I have a pre_save signal set up in the following way: class Snippet(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=256,…
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Django: Uploading a file to a REST API with a FileField in a model

So here is the context. I am using Django with Python3.6, and we're using Django REST Framework to build our REST API. I have a simple form on a page, but it is not submitted directly. I am calling manually our API using axios. Here's the code used…
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Access to file uploaded with FileField Django

I'm trying to create a Django form with a filefield to upload a pdf based on a model. #models.py class ProductionRequest(models.Model): ... contract_file = models.FileField('Contract file (PDF)', upload_to='contracts/') ... I can…
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Django multiple files in one field

I am trying to make a database using sqlite3 with a field for multiple files so that i can have a file list on mt model info page. For example if the model is student and he needs to store an unspecified number of homework files and needs to be able…
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MySQL replication and Django FileField

I have MySQL replication setup, and it replicates nicely the database data. However, I also use FileField and ImageField, and have file loaded onto the FS. I probably will just use rsync to manually replicate this, but is there a better way? I know…
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Python Django Template cannot get name from model function

While I understood that I can call a function definition from our models, I can't seem to extract the file name of my uploaded document. Below I tried the following template format but either results from my desired output: .html Version 1
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Django mock unit test form filefield

I have a form that I want to unittest: app/form.py class MyForm(forms.Form): file = forms.FileField() app/test.py class MyFormTest(TestCase): def test_my_form(self): file_mock = MagicMock(spec=File) form =…
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How can i process a multiple files from a file field in django?

I am trying to figure out how to process multiple files from a filefield in Django. I have figured out how to add the "multiple" attribute to the form field. What I need to do now is loop through each file and perform some logic. I have a form with…
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Dynamic path for django FileSystemStorage

I was trying to save some files using Django FileSystemStorage. My model is as shown below key_store = FileSystemStorage( location='account/files/'+datetime.date.today().isoformat()) class Account(models.Model): name =…
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Flask-WTF Filefield value disappear after unsuccessful submit

I have form defined like this class DogForm(Form): birthdate = DateField(u'Birthdate', validators=[DataRequired(message=u"User correct form D.M.Y")], format='%d.%m.%Y') image = FileField(u'Image of a dog', validators=[Optional()]) submit…
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