{{{#!python
class Item(models.Model):
title = models.TextField(verbose_name='Default title')
photo = models.ImageField(
verbose_name='Photo',
upload_to='media/',
blank=True,
)
def __str__(self):
return self.title
}}}
I am trying to serialize this model object, to answer as json to frontend.
{{{#!python
from app.models import Item
from django.forms.models import model_to_dict
from django.http import JsonResponse
def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
item_object = Item.objects.first()
to_json = model_to_dict(item_object)
return JsonResponse(to_json)
}}}
If my item.photo is empty (I haven't download photo yet), JsonResponse
throw TypeError: <ImageFieldFile: None> is not JSON serializable
{{{
[16/Nov/2016 13:51:15] "GET /items/?item_id=9&shop_id=4 HTTP/1.1" 500
129160
Internal Server Error: /items/
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/lamberk/python/picasel/rc_cross_upsell/venv/lib/python3.5
/site-packages/django/core/handlers/exception.py", line 39, in inner
response = get_response(request)
File "/home/lamberk/python/picasel/rc_cross_upsell/venv/lib/python3.5
/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 187, in _get_response
response = self.process_exception_by_middleware(e, request)
File "/home/lamberk/python/picasel/rc_cross_upsell/venv/lib/python3.5
/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 185, in _get_response
response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args,
**callback_kwargs)
File "/home/lamberk/python/picasel/rc_cross_upsell/venv/lib/python3.5
/site-packages/django/views/generic/base.py", line 68, in view
return self.dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
File "/home/lamberk/python/picasel/rc_cross_upsell/venv/lib/python3.5
/site-packages/django/views/generic/base.py", line 88, in dispatch
return handler(request, *args, **kwargs)
File
"/home/lamberk/python/picasel/rc_cross_upsell/CrossUpsell/apps/items/views.py",
line 54, in get
'up_sells': up_sells,
File "/home/lamberk/python/picasel/rc_cross_upsell/venv/lib/python3.5
/site-packages/django/http/response.py", line 520, in __init__
data = json.dumps(data, cls=encoder, **json_dumps_params)
File "/usr/lib/python3.5/json/__init__.py", line 237, in dumps
**kw).encode(obj)
File "/usr/lib/python3.5/json/encoder.py", line 198, in encode
chunks = self.iterencode(o, _one_shot=True)
File "/usr/lib/python3.5/json/encoder.py", line 256, in iterencode
return _iterencode(o, 0)
File "/home/lamberk/python/picasel/rc_cross_upsell/venv/lib/python3.5
/site-packages/django/core/serializers/json.py", line 118, in default
return super(DjangoJSONEncoder, self).default(o)
File "/usr/lib/python3.5/json/encoder.py", line 179, in default
raise TypeError(repr(o) + " is not JSON serializable")
}}}
Is it a bug or i can't understand something?
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/27492>
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/27492#comment:1>
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => invalid
Comment:
The docstring for `model_to_dict()` says, "Returns a dict containing the
data in `instance` suitable for passing as a Form's `initial` keyword
argument." As far as I see, it's not meant for serializing a model for
`JsonResponse`.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/27492#comment:2>
Comment (by Komarov Valentin):
Where is a right way to serialize empty ImageField?
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/27492#comment:3>
Comment (by Tim Graham):
Please use [wiki:TicketClosingReasons/UseSupportChannels our support
channels] for usage questions. Thanks.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/27492#comment:4>