How do you convert a PIL `Image` to a Django `File`?

Question

I\'m trying to convert an UploadedFile to a PIL Image object to thumbnail it, and then convert the PIL Image object that my thumbnail

Answer 1

This is actual working example for python 3.5 and django 1.10

in views.py:

from io import BytesIO
from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
from django.core.files.uploadedfile import InMemoryUploadedFile

def pill(image_io):
    im = Image.open(image_io)
    ltrb_border = (0, 0, 0, 10)
    im_with_border = ImageOps.expand(im, border=ltrb_border, fill='white')

    buffer = BytesIO()
    im_with_border.save(fp=buffer, format='JPEG')
    buff_val = buffer.getvalue()
    return ContentFile(buff_val)

def save_img(request)
    if request.POST:
       new_record = AddNewRecordForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
       pillow_image = pill(request.FILES['image'])
       image_file = InMemoryUploadedFile(pillow_image, None, 'foo.jpg', 'image/jpeg', pillow_image.tell, None)
       request.FILES['image'] = image_file  # really need rewrite img in POST for success form validation
       new_record.image = request.FILES['image']
       new_record.save()
       return redirect(...)