It is a bit scary that Django looses file uploads when validation fails. There are already Stackoverflow issues like this , and the django-file-resubmit app that tries to address that problem (4 years without commit - maintained?) Is there a “Django” way to solve this issue once and for all? I accep…

[image] nerdoc: It is a bit scary that Django looses file uploads when validation fails. Why would it be “scary”? This is precisely what I would hope it would do. [image] nerdoc: It shouldn’t be necessary to use an external module for that. It should be in Django core. I disagree. You…

form file upload loses file when validation fails

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KenWhitesell Split this topic February 27, 2025, 12:38pm 6

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form file upload loses file when validation fails

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