ratpik · December 18, 2015 10:29 · Jun 12, 2013 · Jun 12, 2013
diff --git a/s3upload.py b/s3upload.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #s3_object_key is the file path relative to the your S3 URL where you want to store the file
 
 Eg.
@@ -8,8 +7,9 @@
 #file is the file that you have create locally either in ephermal storage (Like the Heroku Dyno) or permanent storage like your local file system
 
 #Write to local storage
+Eg.
 
-avatar = urlopen(url).read()
+avatar = urlopen(url).read() #Pick a random file on the internet
 
 fout = open(os.path.join(filepath, filename), "wb") 
 fout.write(avatar)

diff --git a/s3upload.py b/s3upload.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+#s3_object_key is the file path relative to the your S3 URL where you want to store the file
+
+Eg.
+s3_object_key = '%s/%s' %(settings.USER_PROFILE_PICTURE_DIR, filename)
+
+
+#file is the file that you have create locally either in ephermal storage (Like the Heroku Dyno) or permanent storage like your local file system
+
+#Write to local storage
+
+avatar = urlopen(url).read()
+
+fout = open(os.path.join(filepath, filename), "wb") 
+fout.write(avatar)
+fout.close()
+
+
+def push_picture_to_s3(s3_upload_key, file):
+    try:
+        import boto
+        from boto.s3.key import Key
+
+        bucket_name = settings.AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME
+
+	# connect to the bucket
+        conn = boto.connect_s3(settings.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
+                settings.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY)
+        bucket = conn.get_bucket(bucket_name)
+
+        # create a key to keep track of our file in the storage 
+        k = Key(bucket)
+        k.key = s3_upload_key
+        k.set_contents_from_filename(file)
+        # we need to make it public so it can be accessed publicly
+        # using a URL like http://s3.amazonaws.com/bucket_name/key
+        k.make_public()
+        # remove the file from the web server
+        os.remove(file)
+    except Exception:
+        raise