Since Django 1.5 raw post data is accessible via request.body.
In my application I sometimes get data send via a form and sometimes raw data (json for example). Is there any way to write a function like this that does not fail?
def get_post_var(request, name):
result = request.POST.get(name)
if result:
return result
post_body = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(request.body))
result = post_body.get(name)
if result:
return result
return None
The error You cannot access body after reading from request's data stream
will be triggered on a request if (1) that request method is POST, (2) that request's POST dictionary is accessed in middleware, in either process_request
or process_view
and (3) within the view function, request.body
is accessed. It is on (3) that the error will be raised, even though the real cause of the bug is (2).
In order to resolve the error, you need to examine your middleware for where it accesses request.POST
and modify it such that it doesn't access request.POST
anymore.
The Django docs say that middleware should not access request.POST
, and this is one consequence of ignoring that recommendation.
Also check out this Django ticket on the issue, which includes the note:
[M]iddleware that hits request.POST should (usually) be considered a bug. It means that the view will be unable to set any custom upload handlers, perform custom parsing of the request body, or enforce permission checks prior to file uploads being accepted.