Sending an image from html to python script through CGI

Question

I have a file input element on my HTML page like so :

input type="file"

which receives the path to an image file chosen by the user.

I need to pass this image to a python script for the remainder of the processing. How do I go about doing this? I'm familiar with CGI and its working. I am unclear on how I would send the image per se.

Thanks for your help!

Please add the relevant code that you have now including the whole HTML form — Antti Haapala
– Antti Haapala, Commented Apr 11, 2015 at 15:33
@twil, this was not EXACTLY my problem, but the solution was along the lines of what I needed. Thank you! — Xstatic
– Xstatic, Commented Apr 12, 2015 at 18:43

Christophe · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-11 15:15:42Z

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You have to set the "enctype" field:

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="save_file.py" method="post">

in your HTML form. it is unclear whether you did or not, since you only provided partial information. Please have a look at http://webpython.codepoint.net/cgi_file_upload for a detailed explanation on how to proceed.

answered Apr 11, 2015 at 15:15

Christophe

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