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djangopython-3.x
embe
embe

Reputation: 1084

os.listdir showing deleted files

Using os.listdir() to get files of a folder and os.remove() to remove files from it and files are still listed after being removed until Django server is restarted. Is it any way to avoid having to restart the server to get the "correct" file list?

Have a file called pics.py with a file_list that is passed via views.py and rendered in a template. The error appear when running from browser, via eclipse the list is updated instantly.

from os import listdir
from os.path import isfile, join, dirname, abspath

mypath = dirname(dirname(abspath(__file__))) + "\..\media\dump"

file_list = [f for f in listdir(mypath) if isfile(join(mypath, f))]

Upvotes: 0

Views: 721

Answers (1)

AKX
AKX

Reputation: 169328

You will need to update file_list in your view function, e.g.

from os import listdir
from os.path import isfile, join, dirname, abspath

def get_files():
  mypath = dirname(dirname(abspath(__file__))) + "\..\media\dump"
  return [f for f in listdir(mypath) if isfile(join(mypath, f))]

def my_view(request):
  return render(request, "template.html", {"files": get_files()})

(or the equivalent class-based view).

Upvotes: 1

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