I would do:
def custom_download():
filename = request.args(0)
# maybe validate filename
full_path = os.path.join('/whereever/it/is', filename)
return response.stream(full_path)
and call with http://..../custom_download/yourfilename
On Wednesday, 5 April 2017 02:44:47 UTC-5, Dave S wrote:
>
> I have a bunch of pix that I want to display, which are not in the uploads
> directory of the application. My options appear to be:
>
> - copy them to the static folder (or a subfolder) and have URL() work for
> them
> - set up streamio on each so I can read them from an arbitrary filesystem
> location
> - store them as a blob in the database
>
> Is there another option?
>
> If there was just a handful, relatively stable over time, the static
> option would seem a good idea (because it would be simple to do). But I
> took more than 20 shots yesterday (starting with spring hillsides, and then
> trying to capture birds in flight), and that was just one outing (limited
> by the memory card). Taking down those pictures before putting up the next
> set also seems "un-static".
>
> The blob option might be good, but not until I set up a real DB engine
> (I'm not a DB admin) or use mlabs. Meanwhile, I'm still on sqlite.
>
> Also, I might want to look into how to cache the images (not because there
> will be heavy use, but because this might be a good application to use for
> the learning experience).
>
> Suggestions?
>
> /dps
>
>
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