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Django File Handling Notes Manjunath

The document provides notes on file handling in Django, including how to upload files using views, create a file upload form, and manage file storage locations. It also covers creating a model with a FileField, displaying uploaded files in templates, deleting files, uploading multiple files, and validating file types. Key code snippets and configurations for settings and URLs are included for reference.

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Django File Handling Notes Manjunath

The document provides notes on file handling in Django, including how to upload files using views, create a file upload form, and manage file storage locations. It also covers creating a model with a FileField, displaying uploaded files in templates, deleting files, uploading multiple files, and validating file types. Key code snippets and configurations for settings and URLs are included for reference.

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DJANGO FILE HANDLING NOTES

1. Uploading Files (Views)

from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage

def upload_file(request):

if request.method == 'POST' and request.FILES['myfile']:

myfile = request.FILES['myfile']

fs = FileSystemStorage()

filename = fs.save(myfile.name, myfile)

file_url = fs.url(filename)

return render(request, 'upload.html', {'file_url': file_url})

return render(request, 'upload.html')

2. File Upload Form (Template)

<form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">

{% csrf_token %}

<input type="file" name="myfile">

<button type="submit">Upload</button>

</form>

3. File Storage Location

- By default, files are stored in MEDIA_ROOT.

In settings.py:

MEDIA_URL = '/media/'

MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'media'


In project urls.py:

from django.conf import settings

from django.conf.urls.static import static

urlpatterns = [

# your urls here

] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)

4. Model with FileField

from django.db import models

class Document(models.Model):

upload = models.FileField(upload_to='uploads/')

5. Handling Files from Model (View)

def show_files(request):

documents = Document.objects.all()

return render(request, 'files.html', {'documents': documents})

6. Displaying Files in Template

{% for doc in documents %}

<a href="{{ doc.upload.url }}">{{ doc.upload.name }}</a><br>

{% endfor %}

7. Deleting Files (Manual)

import os
def delete_file(request, file_id):

doc = Document.objects.get(id=file_id)

if os.path.isfile(doc.upload.path):

os.remove(doc.upload.path)

doc.delete()

return redirect('show_files')

8. Upload Multiple Files

Use form input with multiple attribute:

<input type="file" name="files" multiple>

Loop over request.FILES.getlist('files') in views.

9. Validating File Types

from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError

def validate_file_extension(value):

if not value.name.endswith('.pdf'):

raise ValidationError('Only PDF files are allowed.')

Use in model:

upload = models.FileField(upload_to='uploads/', validators=[validate_file_extension])

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