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Django rest framework - Base64 image field
import base64
from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
from rest_framework import serializers
class Base64ImageField(serializers.ImageField):
def from_native(self, data):
if isinstance(data, basestring) and data.startswith('data:image'):
# base64 encoded image - decode
format, imgstr = data.split(';base64,') # format ~= data:image/X,
ext = format.split('/')[-1] # guess file extension
data = ContentFile(base64.b64decode(imgstr), name='temp.' + ext)
return super(Base64ImageField, self).from_native(data)
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