multiple files upload using same input name in django

Question

hello there,

i m having trouble in uploading multiple files with same input name:

<input type=file name="file">
<input type=file name="file">
<input type=file name="file">

at django side

print request.FILES :

<MultiValueDict: {u'file': [
<TemporaryUploadedFile: captcha_bg.jpg (image/jpeg)>,
<TemporaryUploadedFile: 001_using_git_with_django.mov (video/quicktime)>,
<TemporaryUploadedFile: ejabberd-ust.odt (application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)>
]}>

so all three files are under single request.FILES['file'] object . how do i handle for each files uploaded from here?

Answer 1

I dont think all three files will be under the single request.FILES['file'] object. request.FILES['file'] is likely to have either the 1st file or the last file from that list.

You need to uniquely name the input elements like so:

<input type=file name="file1">
<input type=file name="file2">
<input type=file name="file3">

..for example.

EDIT: Justin's answer is better!

Answer 2

The output you posted shows that request.FILES['file'] is a list, so iterate over it:

for f in request.FILES['file']:
    # do something with the file f...

Answer 3

Given your url points to envia you could manage multiple files like this:

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect

def envia(request):
    for f in request.FILES.getlist('file'):
        handle_uploaded_file(f)
    return HttpResponseRedirect('/bulk/')

def handle_uploaded_file(f):
    destination = open('/tmp/upload/%s'%f.name, 'wb+')
    for chunk in f.chunks():
        destination.write(chunk)
    destination.close()

Answer 4

http://scompt.com/blog/archives/2007/11/03/multiple-file-uploads-in-django