Getting forbidden while downloading file in django view

Question

I have this code

class DownloadView(TemplateView):
    template_name = 'pdfform/create_form2.html'


    def serve_pdf(self, request):
        #pdf_data = magically_create_pdf()

        response = HttpResponse(mimetype='application/pdf')
        response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="http://localhost/static/pdfs/angular.pdf"'
        return response

When i go to that page i get the downlaod dialog but i am not able to download the file. it says that

http 403 forbidden

Now i can directly access the file but putting http://localhost/static/pdfs/angular.pdf that in browser

i treid puting static/pdfs/angular.pdf but same error

I think this page might be useful: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1156246/having-django-serve-downloadable-files — Cory Walker, Nov 30 '12 at 05:42

Rohan · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-30T05:43:37.740

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Filename in should be just a plain file name, not http://....

So change

response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="http://localhost/static/pdfs/angular.pdf"'

to

response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="angular.pdf"'

Also, you need to serve the file content through response so that the file contents are served.

e.g

...
def serve_pdf(self, request):
  from django.core.servers.basehttp import FileWrapper
  # your code

  wrapper      = FileWrapper(open(your_pdf_file_path))
  response     = HttpResponse(wrapper,'application/pdf')
  response['Content-Length']      = os.path.getsize(your_pdf_file_path)    
  response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="angular.pdf"'
  return response

edited Nov 30 '12 at 05:43

answered Nov 30 '12 at 05:31

Rohan

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but how will the system find that filename – Mirage Nov 30 '12 at 05:34
@user32, check for updated answer, you need to open the pdf file and update `response` object to send its data. – Rohan Nov 30 '12 at 05:44

Getting forbidden while downloading file in django view

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