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prateek
prateek

Reputation: 193

Creating xml file in django

How can i create a xml file in django where the file is to contain objects from a queryset?

def my_serialize(request):
    from django.core import serializers
    data = serializers.serialize('xml', Student.objects.filter(Q(name__startswith='A')), 
            fields=('name','dob'))
    from django.core.files import File
    f = open('content.xml', 'w')
    myfile = File(f)
    myfile.write(data)
    myfile.close()

After i call the above function, my content file remains empty, there is no data that gets written in it.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 6032

Answers (2)

DrTyrsa
DrTyrsa

Reputation: 31951

from django.core import serializers
data = serializers.serialize("xml", SomeModel.objects.all())

Take a look at the Serialization documentation.

Upvotes: 2

Bryce Siedschlaw
Bryce Siedschlaw

Reputation: 4226

I don't use version 1.3, so I'm not sure how it works, but could it be that the file is not actually being opened? Could adding myfile.open('w') work? Of course, this may be handled in the File class's init function. Anyway, try giving it a shot and commenting your results.

Update: BTW, I came up with the idea from looking at the docs. Maybe they'll be able to help too. http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/ref/files/file/

Upvotes: 0

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