Question

I have a File model, which store path field – path in the filesystem to file. All files are stored in MEDIA_ROOT/files

In template I want generate download link for File object. What is the best way to do this? Should I use static file handling in django?

TIA!

UPD

File model

class File(models.Model):
    item = models.ForeignKey(Item)
    file = models.FileField(upload_to = os.path.join(MEDIA_ROOT,'items'))
    format = models.CharField(max_length = 255)

In item’s View I do the following:

files = File.objects.filter(item_id = id)

and the pass files to the template

in template I use files.1.file.url for example and still have bad url like site.com/home/dizpers/...

UPD2

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Solution

My problem was in File model, in file field. In upload_to parameter I use absolute path, but must use relative path:

file = models.FileField(upload_to = 'items')

Answer 1

I’m not sure what exactly you mean by “generate download link”, but to simply link to the file, just use {{ some_file.url }} as your href.