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Django Upload Validator
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Django Upload Validator is a simple utility for validating file types and extensions using python-magic
library.
Installation ############
Install the current PyPI release <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/django-upload-validator>
__:
.. code:: bash
pip install django-upload-validator
Usage
General usage ::
from upload_validator import FileTypeValidator
validator = FileTypeValidator(
allowed_types=['application/msword'],
allowed_extensions=['.doc', '.docx']
)
file_resource = open('sample.doc')
# ValidationError will be raised in case of invalid type or extension
validator(file_resource)
Usage as a FileField validator in Django forms ::
from upload_validator import FileTypeValidator
profile_image = forms.FileField(
label='', help_text="Formats accepted: JPEG nd PNG", required=False,
validators=[FileTypeValidator(
allowed_types=[ 'image/jpeg','image/png']
)]
)
Wildcard character specification is also supported. e.g; for accepting only images: ::
profile_image = forms.FileField(
label='', help_text="Only image formats are accepted.", required=False,
validators=[FileTypeValidator(
allowed_types=[ 'image/*']
)]
)
Running Tests
#############
#. Install testing requirements :code:pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
#. Run :code:python runtests.py
inside the root directory of package
FAQs
A simple Django file type validator using python-magic
We found that django-upload-validator demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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