On 14 oct, 19:34, David <baer.da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks JIm, didn't solve my problem, but always good to learn some
> best practices. Any particular reason why
> {'document_root' : os.path.join(settings.CURRENT_PATH,"media_site") })
> is better than
> {'document_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT}
> in settings.py?
Obviously none, except a failure to spot this repetition, I'd say !-)
Here's what we usually do here for dev settings - as DRY as possible:
## ---- settings.py ----
import os
# typical default dev server setting
DEV_SERVER=True
PROJECT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
PROJECT_URL = 'http://127.0.0.1:8000'
# easier to use the same componant for URL and PATH
MEDIA_DIR = "site_media"
# the MEDIA_ROOT must end with a path separator AFAICT
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, MEDIA_DIR) + os.path.sep
# use the fully qualified URL
# NB : we don't use os.path.join here - it's an url, not a system path
MEDIA_URL = "%s/%s/" % (PROJECT_URL, MEDIA_DIR)
# don't forget the media processor for {{ MEDIA_URL }} in the
templates
TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
# ....
"django.core.context_processors.media",
# ....
)
## ---- urls.py ----
from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
from django.conf import settings
urlpatterns = patterns(
'',
# urls here
)
if settings.get("DEV_SERVER", False):
urlpatterns += patterns(
'',
# static stuff
(r'^%s/(?P<path>.*)$' % settings.MEDIA_DIR,
'django.views.static.serve',
{'document_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT}
),
)
## ---- base.html ----
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf8" /
>
<title>{% block title %}My project's title{% endblock %}</title>
<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/ico" href="{{ MEDIA_URL }}
favicon.ico" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ MEDIA_URL }}
styles.css" />
</head
<body>
<p>etc....</p>
</body>
</html>
This WorksForUs(tm) so far - as long as the dev server's user has read
access on MEDIA_ROOT and it's content of course !-)
HTH
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