Sometimes, we want to have Django serve downloadable files with Python.
In this article, we’ll look at how to have Django serve downloadable files with Python.
How to have Django serve downloadable files with Python?
To have Django serve downloadable files with Python, we can return a file download response in our view.
For instance, we write
from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
response = HttpResponse(content_type='application/force-download')
response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=%s' % smart_str(file_name)
response['X-Sendfile'] = smart_str(path_to_file)
return response
to create a HttpResponse object that has the content_type argument set to 'application/force-download'.
Then we set the Content-Disposition response header to 'attachment; filename=%s' % smart_str(file_name).
Next, we set the X-Sendfile response header to smart_str(path_to_file).
Now the response should download the file at path_to_file.
And then we return the response.
Conclusion
To have Django serve downloadable files with Python, we can return a file download response in our view.
