copy file from one model to another

Question

I have 2 simple models:

class UploadImage(models.Model):
   Image = models.ImageField(upload_to=\"temp/\")

class RealImage(models.Model):
   Image = models.         


        

Answer 1

I had the same problem and solved it like this, hope it helps anybody:

# models.py
class A(models.Model):
    # other fields...
    attachment = FileField(upload_to='a')

class B(models.Model):
    # other fields...
    attachment = FileField(upload_to='b')

# views.py or any file you need the code in
try:
    from cStringIO import StringIO
except ImportError:
    from StringIO import StringIO
from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
from main.models import A, B

obj1 = A.objects.get(pk=1)

# You and either copy the file to an existent object
obj2 = B.objects.get(pk=2)

# or create a new instance
obj2 = B(**some_params)

tmp_file = StringIO(obj1.attachment.read())
tmp_file = ContentFile(tmp_file.getvalue())
url = obj1.attachment.url.split('.')
ext = url.pop(-1)
name = url.pop(-1).split('/')[-1]  # I have my files in a remote Storage, you can omit the split if it doesn't help you
tmp_file.name = '.'.join([name, ext])
obj2.attachment = tmp_file

# Remember to save you instance
obj2.save()