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My download function saves a file with fixed name

I'm using Django 1.8 with Python 3.6.
When I use my download function below, it saves the file with a name fixed to local download directory. But I really want to keep the original name.
I can change the browser to open a download manager, but I want to know how to fix this filename to the original one.
def download(request):
path = "test.jpg" # Original filename that I intend to give.
file_path = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT,path)
print("file_path :", file_path)
if os.path.exists(file_path):
readFile = open(file_path,"rb")
response = HttpResponse(readFile.read())
response['Content-Disposition'] ='attachment; filename'+os.path.basename(file_path)
response['Content-type'] = 'image/jpg'
return response
When I download the file, it is autosaved with a name 'Download.jpg', which is the browser's default directory name.

You have missed the =in your response['Content-Disposition'].
This one should work as expected:
response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=' + os.path.basename(file_path)

Django - permission denied for text file created on the fly

I am trying to make a downloadable text file on the fly, i think i have achieved this but when i run the code i get a permission denied error.
also when i open this text file, does it get created anywhere in the file system? as i dont want to store these files, just create them and have them downloaded to users machine
IOError at /networks/configs/STR-RTR-01/7
[Errno 13] Permission denied: u'STR-CARD-RTR-01.txt'
config:
def configs(request, device, site_id):
site = get_object_or_404(ShowroomConfigData, pk=site_id)
config_template = get_object_or_404(ConfigTemplates, device_name=device)
file_name = device[:4] + site.location.upper()[:4] + "-" + device[4:] + ".txt"
device_config = None
with open(file_name, 'w') as config_file:
device_config = env.from_string(config_template.config)
device_config.stream(
STR = site.location.upper()[:4],
IP = site.subnet,
BGPASNO = site.bgp_as,
LOIP = site.r1_loopback_ip,
Location = site.location,
Date = site.opening_date,
).dump(config_file)
return render(request, file_name, {
})

If the goal is to provide a link where the user can download a file which is automatically generated, there's no need to write anything to disk.
You can just build the desired content in a Python string, and use the Content-Disposition header to suggest that a user's browser should download the file rather than display it, and its filename parameter to specify a default filename for the user to save the file as.
A slightly simpler example of a view function which does this...
from django.http import HttpResponse
def get_config_file(request):
filename = 'config.txt'
content = 'This is the content of my config file'
content_type = 'text/plain'
content_disposition = 'attachment; filename=%r' % filename
response = HttpResponse(content, content_type=content_type)
response['Content-Disposition'] = content_disposition
return response

Django Serving a Download File

I'm trying to serve a txt file generated with some content and i am having some issues. I'vecreated the temp files and written the content using NamedTemporaryFile and just set delete to false to debug however the downloaded file does not contain anything.
My guess is the response values are not pointed to the correct file, hense nothing is being downloaded, heres my code:
f = NamedTemporaryFile()
f.write(p.body)
response = HttpResponse(FileWrapper(f), mimetype='application/force-download')
response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=test-%s.txt' % p.uuid
response['X-Sendfile'] = f.name

Have you considered just sending p.body through the response like this:
response = HttpResponse(mimetype='text/plain')
response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="%s.txt"' % p.uuid
response.write(p.body)

XSend requires the path to the file in
response['X-Sendfile']
So, you can do
response['X-Sendfile'] = smart_str(path_to_file)
Here, path_to_file is the full path to the file (not just the name of the file)
Checkout this django-snippet

There can be several problems with your approach:
file content does not have to be flushed, add f.flush() as mentioned in comment above
NamedTemporaryFile is deleted on closing, what might happen just as you exit your function, so the webserver has no chance to pick it up
temporary file name might be out of paths which web server is configured to send using X-Sendfile
Maybe it would be better to use StreamingHttpResponse instead of creating temporary files and X-Sendfile...

import urllib2;
url ="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=300x300&chl=s&chld=H|0";
opener = urllib2.urlopen(url);
mimetype = "application/octet-stream"
response = HttpResponse(opener.read(), mimetype=mimetype)
response["Content-Disposition"]= "attachment; filename=aktel.png"
return response

How can i make the common function/view for servinf downloadble files in django python

I am displaying the list of objects in the html table.
i have the download link in front of every row which i want them to download the linked file.
I have made this function
def make_downloadable_link(path):
#Prepare the form for downloading
wrapper = FileWrapper(open(mypath))
response = HttpResponse(wrapper,'application/pdf')
response['Content-Length'] = os.path.getsize(mypath)
fname = mypath.split('/')[-1]
response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename= fname'
return response
This is working fine if i use it for hard coded path in view for single file. But i want to make a generic view so that it works on all the files in the table
I hav the path of the file avaiable in object.path variable but i am confused how can i pass the path object to the downlaod file view. because i want to hide that actual path from the user.
I don't know what to write in the URLs.py file fo that download file view

What would you like to do is get actual file path from object. And as you have said the file path is stored in object.path that makes it easy.
For example:
urls.py
url(r'^download/(?P<object_id>\d+)/$', "yourapp.views.make_downloadable_link", name="downloadable")
In views.py:
def make_downloadable_link(object_id):
# get object from object_id
object = ObjectModel.objects.get(id=object_id)
mypath = object.path
#prepare to serve the file
wrapper = FileWrapper(open(mypath))
response = HttpResponse(wrapper,'application/pdf')
response['Content-Length'] = os.path.getsize(mypath)
fname = mypath.split('/')[-1]
response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename= fname'
return response

How to download a file uploaded using django-filebrowser?

I am trying to create a download of a file object. the file was added using django-filebrowser which means it is turn in to a string path to the the file. I have tried the following:
f = Obj.objects.get(id=obj_id)
myfile = FileObject(os.path.join(MEDIA_ROOT, f.Audio.path))
...
response = HttpResponse(myfile, content_type="audio/mpeg")
response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=myfile.mp3'
return response
The file that is downloaded contains the string of the path to the file location and not the file. Could anyone be of assistance on how to access the file object?

f = Obj.objects.get(id=obj_id)
myfile = open(os.path.join(MEDIA_ROOT, f.Audio.path)).read()
...
response = HttpResponse(myfile, content_type="audio/mpeg")
response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=myfile.mp3'
return response
NOTE! This is not memory friendly! Since the whole file is put into memory. You're better of using a webserver for file serving or if you want to use Django for file serving you could use xsendfile or have a look at this thread

You need to open the file and send it's binary contents back in the response. So something like:
fileObject = FileObject(os.path.join(MEDIA_ROOT, f.Audio.path))
myfile = open(fileObject.path)
response = HttpResponse(myfile.read(), mimetype="audio/mpeg")
response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=myfile.mp3'
return response
Hope that gets what you're looking for.