marksibly wrote:
> I couldn't find a 'HttpResponseStaticFile' class or anything, so what
> other options do I have?
You can pass an open file to a usual HttpResponse:
f = open(filename, 'rb')
return HttpResponse(f, mimetype='application/octet-stream')
> Also, how efficient would it be to send a file via python?
In general not efficient at all. Web servers are specifically optimized
to give out static files and every solution involving loading and
initializing code would be slower.
However it may still be acceptable depending on your needs.
> What I kind of need is something like a 'private redirect' - ie: I want
> apache to do 'serve' the file, but I don't want the client to know
> about the redirect.
With Apache and mod_python you can use Django for doing authorization
and leave the actual file serving to Apache:
http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/apache_auth/
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