How to save image in django media root storage from python

Question

I'm trying to save my images to the media root folder which I've named pictures in the media folder. This is my code and I want whenever my function is making the screenshot it should save the screenshots in my media root folder.

from django.shortcuts import render
from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404,render,redirect
import time 
import random
from django.db import models
import pyautogui
import sys
from shots.models import pictures
from .models import pictures
from shots.forms.forms import DocumentForm

def button(request):
    import pyautogui
    myScreenshot = pyautogui.screenshot()
    storage=pictures.pictures2
    myScreenshot.save(storage)

    return render(request,'index.html')

def output(request):
    return HttpResponse("""Hello, world. You're at the polls index.
    your Screenshot should start now""")

This is my models.py:

from django.db import models
import random


class pictures(models.Model):
    pub_date = models.DateTimeField('date published')
    pictures2 = models.ImageField(upload_to='pictures')

what are your `MEDIA_ROOT` and `MEDIA_URL` settings? – Aerials Feb 18 '20 at 14:42 — Aerials, Feb 18 '20 at 14:42

Aerials · Answer 1 · 2020-02-18T15:18:34.190

You will find this answer helpful.

The files for FileField and ImageField are uploaded relative to settings.MEDIA_ROOT and should be accessible by the same relative filename appended to settings.MEDIA_URL.

That being said, if you named your settings.MEDIA_ROOT = 'pictures' and you are telling your models to upload_to='pictures' So files uploaded by django will end up in:

**/pictures/pictures/myScreenshot.png**

import pyautogui

from django.shortcuts import render
from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.conf import settings

from .models import pictures


def button(request):
    myScreenshot = pyautogui.screenshot()

    """ 
    The path and filename are relative o where you execute this script.
    """
    filename = settings.MEDIA_ROOT+'pictures/myScreenshot.png'
    myScreenshot.save(filename)

    return render(request,'index.html')

Your models.py:

from django.db import models
import random


class pictures(models.Model):
    pub_date = models.DateTimeField('date published')
    pictures2 = models.ImageField(upload_to='pictures')

i know of that what i what to get is how will i be able to save the files from the screenshot to the root directory — fyunusa, Feb 18 '20 at 15:05
thank you i tried it but also i can't find the screenshots in my folder... please is there something i'm missing ? — fyunusa, Feb 18 '20 at 16:50
Are you finding your screenshots anywhere? Please post your MEDIA settings — Aerials, Feb 18 '20 at 16:56

How to save image in django media root storage from python

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