How to resize uploaded file with PIL before saving it?

Question

I realize that this is a trivial task and this question was answered multiple times, but I just can't get it. Is there a way to resize and crop image before saving it to disk? All the solutions I found tend to store image, resize it, and then store it again. Can I do this? ``` # extending form's save() method def save(self): import Image as pil # if avatar is uploaded, we need to scale it if self.files['avatar']: img = pil.open(self.files['avatar']) img.thumbnail((150, 150), pil.ANTIALIAS) # ??? # self.files['avatar'] is InMemoryUpladedFile # how do I replace self.files['avatar'] with my new scaled image here? # ??? super(UserForm, self).save() ```

Accepted Answer

I was able to figure this out. All you need is to save modified file as `StringIO` and then create a new `InMemoryUploadedFile` from it. Here is the complete solution:

```
def save(self):

import Image as pil
    import StringIO, time, os.path
    from django.core.files.uploadedfile import InMemoryUploadedFile

# if avatar is uploaded, we need to scale it
    if self.files['avatar']:
        # opening file as PIL instance
        img = pil.open(self.files['avatar'])

# modifying it
        img.thumbnail((150, 150), pil.ANTIALIAS)

# saving it to memory
        thumb_io = StringIO.StringIO()
        img.save(thumb_io,  self.files['avatar'].content_type.split('/')[-1].upper())

# generating name for the new file
        new_file_name = str(self.instance.id) +'_avatar_' +\
                        str(int(time.time())) + \
                        os.path.splitext(self.instance.avatar.name)[1]

# creating new InMemoryUploadedFile() based on the modified file
        file = InMemoryUploadedFile(thumb_io,
                                    u"avatar", # important to specify field name here
                                    new_file_name,
                                    self.files['avatar'].content_type,
                                    thumb_io.len,
                                    None)

# and finally, replacing original InMemoryUploadedFile() with modified one
        self.instance.avatar = file

# now, when form will be saved, it will use the modified file, instead of the original
    super(UserForm, self).save()
```

How to resize uploaded file with PIL before saving it?

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