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@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ it has all the methods and attributes described below.
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file name used on disk cannot be relied on until after the model has been
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saved.
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+For example, you can change the file name by setting the file's
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+:attr:`~django.core.files.File.name` to a path relative to the file storage's
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+location (:setting:`MEDIA_ROOT` if you are using the default
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+:class:`~django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage`)::
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+
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+ >>> import os
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+ >>> from django.conf import settings
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+ >>> initial_path = car.photo.path
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+ >>> car.photo.name = 'cars/chevy_ii.jpg'
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+ >>> new_path = settings.MEDIA_ROOT + car.photo.name
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+ >>> # Move the file on the filesystem
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+ >>> os.rename(initial_path, new_path)
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+ >>> car.save()
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+ >>> car.photo.path
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+ '/media/cars/chevy_ii.jpg'
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+ >>> car.photo.path == new_path
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+ True
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The ``File`` object
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