[Zope] Zope/python: downloading images from the web and add them to Zope]

[Cliff Ford]

BonviciniJ at keops.net wrote:
> I would like to know how to add image file from an URL. I created a
> form with to pissibilities: add an image from a local file , and a
> image from an url

You can get an image from a url with an External Method:

# Get an image using the original url.
import urllib
def getImage(url):
     f = urllib.urlopen(url)
     data = f.read()
     f.close()
     return data

Hope this is enough to put you on track.

Cliff

> here is my form: <input type="radio" name="sourcePicture" checked
> onClick="lock_option()" value="file"> get from disk: <input
> type="file" name="pict_file" size="40" accept="image"
> maxlength=500000>
> 
> <br>
> 
> <input type="radio" name="sourcePicture" onClick="lock_option()"
> value="internet"> get from the internet<input type=text
> name="pict_internet" size="40"
> value="http://www.monsite.fr/monimage.jpg" disabled="disabled">
> 
> This form call a python script:
> 
> if REQUEST.sourcePict=="file": 
> pathImgs.manage_addProduct['OFSP'].manage_addImage("pict_"+id,
> REQUEST.pict_file, title="pictogramme metier", precondition="",
> content_type="") else: 
> pathImgs.manage_addProduct['OFSP'].manage_addImage("pict_"+id,
> REQUEST.pict_internet, title="pictogramme metier", precondition="",
> content_type="")
> 
> 
> With a locl file it works (case sourcePict=file), but when I want to
> add images from an url, it doesn't work. I suppose that the second
> parameter of manage_addImage must be a file type.In the first case,
> it works , but in the second, the parameter passed is a string
> (complete url of the image). so how to do?
> 
> thanks for your answers and excuse me for the lack in English (I'm
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