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diff --git a/docs/topics/files.txt b/docs/topics/files.txt index 88f2bc9049..ce8a5c75a0 100644 --- a/docs/topics/files.txt +++ b/docs/topics/files.txt @@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ it has all the methods and attributes described below. file name used on disk cannot be relied on until after the model has been saved. +For example, you can change the file name by setting the file's +:attr:`~django.core.files.File.name` to a path relative to the file storage's +location (:setting:`MEDIA_ROOT` if you are using the default +:class:`~django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage`):: + + >>> import os + >>> from django.conf import settings + >>> initial_path = car.photo.path + >>> car.photo.name = 'cars/chevy_ii.jpg' + >>> new_path = settings.MEDIA_ROOT + car.photo.name + >>> # Move the file on the filesystem + >>> os.rename(initial_path, new_path) + >>> car.save() + >>> car.photo.path + '/media/cars/chevy_ii.jpg' + >>> car.photo.path == new_path + True The ``File`` object =================== |