MEDIA_ROOT isn't a good solution. It should use a StorageBackend. For instance, when you use a load-balancer there is no guarantee that your session hits the same server twice.
-- Gert Mobile: +32 498725202 Web: http://gert.selentic.net On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 10:36, Gregor Müllegger <gre...@muellegger.de> wrote: > Storing the file in a temporary directory is elegant but brings up > some new problems. > > IMO it's critical - if you want to support file uploads - to put these > files into MEDIA_ROOT. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to show previews > of uploaded images etc. > > 2010/5/30 TiNo <tin...@gmail.com>: >> On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 22:07, Stephan Jäkel <m...@sjaekel.com> wrote: >>> >>> I already discussed this ticket with Jannis during the sprints and hope to >>> start a discussion here to find the right way to allow file uploads and see >>> if my approach takes the right direction. >> >> Couldn't you just use python's tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile[1]? That way the >> file will get cleaned by the filesystem itself, unless you move it somewhere >> else in your ``done`` method. If you pass delete=False, you will be able to >> open the file again in the last step, as long as you properly closed it >> before. >> TiNo >> [1] http://docs.python.org/library/tempfile.html#tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to django-develop...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-develop...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-develop...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en.
