Django Rest Framework Delete File
import os
import uuid
from django.db import models
from django.dispatch import receiver
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
class MediaFile(models.Model):
file = models.FileField(_("file"),
upload_to=lambda instance, filename: str(uuid.uuid4()))
# These two auto-delete files from filesystem when they are unneeded:
@receiver(models.signals.post_delete, sender=MediaFile)
def auto_delete_file_on_delete(sender, instance, **kwargs):
"""
Deletes file from filesystem
when corresponding `MediaFile` object is deleted.
"""
if instance.file:
if os.path.isfile(instance.file.path):
os.remove(instance.file.path)
@receiver(models.signals.pre_save, sender=MediaFile)
def auto_delete_file_on_change(sender, instance, **kwargs):
"""
Deletes old file from filesystem
when corresponding `MediaFile` object is updated
with new file.
"""
if not instance.pk:
return False
try:
old_file = MediaFile.objects.get(pk=instance.pk).file
except MediaFile.DoesNotExist:
return False
new_file = instance.file
if not old_file == new_file:
if os.path.isfile(old_file.path):
os.remove(old_file.path)
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