Question

In a view I create new file with:

sys.stdout = open(backup_name, 'w')
call_command('dumpdata')

How can I now return this file to user?

I tried to change mimetype in HttpResponse to ‘application/json’ but how can I add file content to response?

Or maybe there is other way to return file?

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Answer 1

Just copy/link/call the dumpdata code related to model serialization, and dump it directly into the response, so you avoid permission problems and filesystem pollution. Content-disposition and mimetype still applies.

Remember anyway that dumpdata can be a lenghty process, so you are exposed to timeouts.