After some digging, I finally worked it out. In case anyone is interested, here is the code for Django:
from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile def set_user_image(request, img_id): """ set/update a user's image """ if not request.user.is_authenticated(): return HttpResponse(status=403) # get the profile for the logged on user profile = get_object_or_404(GenericProfile, user = request.user) # instantiate an uploaded file to be passed to the model upfile = SimpleUploadedFile("%s.jpg" % img_id, request._raw_post_data, "image/jpeg") # update the user profile profile.image.save("%s.jpg" % img_id, upfile, True) return HttpResponse() This code lacks important functionality though, e.g. check if the file is a valid JPEG image, check if img_id is valid, etc. So basically all you have to do is create a new SimpleUploadFile object and initialize it with the raw POST data. Of course the client has to use the correct format; in Flex, I did something like this: var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest(baseURL + "setimage/" + _field); req.method = "POST"; req.data = jpData; /* this is the ByteArray containing JPEG data */ req.contentType = "image/jpeg"; var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, uploadOK); loader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, uploadFault); loader.load(req); To all you Django gurus out there: is this a sensible approach? Thanks and happy holidays! Markus -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.