OK, I got it working, I'm not sure what the problem was, but calling the loop variable 'file' was overriding the python default file object class
now I'm doing this: response = HttpResponse(File(file(tmp[1])), mimetype="application/zip") response['Content-disposition'] = ('attachment; ' 'filename="{}"').format(os.path.basename(tmp[1])) return response and I'm wondering, what happens with that File object after the response is sent? when does it get closed? isn't there some cleanup code missing? -- "The whole of Japan is pure invention. There is no such country, there are no such people" --Oscar Wilde |_|0|_| |_|_|0| |0|0|0| (\__/) (='.'=)This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny (")_(") to help him gain world domination. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.