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Tomáš Cigánek
Tomáš Cigánek

Reputation: 121

Django form FileField can't pass a validation

I see a lot of similar questions but can't found any answer. I need just to simply upload or process file using Django FileField. Here is what I have:

forms.py

class UploadForm(forms.Form):
    packet_file = forms.FileField()

base.html

<form action="process" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    {% csrf_token %}
    {{ form.as_p }}

views.py

def index(request):

    form = UploadForm() # An unbound form
    return render(request, 'base.html', {'form': form})

def process(request):
    if request.method == 'POST': # If the form has been submitted...
        form = UploadForm(request.POST, request.FILES) # A form bound to the POST data
        if form.is_valid():

So the index() handles initial rendering of the empty form. When I fill it and it goes to process() it always returns

This field is required.

Next to the FileField form field.

What's wrong here? Am I missing any general Django settings like MEDIA files storage or so? Is it's even necessary at this phase when I can't validate form?

Thanks a lot TC

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1080

Answers (1)

Tom&#225;š Cig&#225;nek
Tom&#225;š Cig&#225;nek

Reputation: 121

OK - it's my own stupidity as usual. I have two different applications and each one has its own sub-directory for templates. I thought Django uses that one within related directory first and when it's not found it goes to the project level.

But it doesn't work this way. So my I had two base.html templates for printing simple form, but the only the first one is being always called and it doesn't have enctype="multipart/form-data"

So that's it. Going back to study basic Django principles ;-)

Upvotes: 2

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