Before I get into the details, I think I should introduce myself.
My name is Doug Napoleone and I have only been using django for about 6
months. I worked on the PyCon06 PyCon-Tech project and am trying to
kick off the PyCon07 tech work.
http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2006/PyConSoftwareTalk
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On 6/14/06, SmileyChris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I realise there are better ways to send most files. I ask about this
> because I'm looking at implementing that "special case" soon
> (authenticating files via logged in user in Django), and I was just
> wondering about ways to do it.
May I int
Ivan Sagalaev wrote:
> The regular HttpResponse already can serve files in some fashion:
>
> f = open(filename)
> return HttpResponse(f, mimetype='application/octet-stream')
>
> Here the file-like object will work as an iterator sending one line at
> a time.
Thanks Ivan, this alleviates
SmileyChris wrote:
> I don't want to go reopening the ticket, but couldn't this still be
> useful functionality?
>
The regular HttpResponse already can serve files in some fashion:
f = open(filename)
return HttpResponse(f, mimetype='application/octet-stream')
Here the file-like object
I realise there are better ways to send most files. I ask about this
because I'm looking at implementing that "special case" soon
(authenticating files via logged in user in Django), and I was just
wondering about ways to do it.
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On 6/14/06, SmileyChris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't want to go reopening the ticket, but couldn't this still be
> useful functionality?
Well, I can certainly see Adrian's point in that ticket; Django really
isn't meant for handling static files, which is why there are huge
warnings all o
(oops, posted this before in the django users group)
I noticed http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/2131 was marked as a
wontfix today with the comment, "Django isn't meant to serve static
files".
I don't want to go reopening the ticket, but couldn't this still be
useful functionality?
What if I
