Issues in uploading image from user without django ModelForm - html

Question

I am trying to create a form without using ModelForm. I using the input elements in HTML for the purpose (to upload name and image). But I am having trouble uploading images with this process.
The name is getting saved but not the image.
My code:
models.py
class Register(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=50, null=True)
idCard = models.FileField(upload_to='idCard', null=True)
views.py
def index(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
data.name = request.POST.get('name')
data.idCard = request.POST.get('idCard')
data.save()
return redirect('/')
return render(request, 'event/index.html')
index.html
<form class="mform" id="myform" method="POST" id="myform" action="" enctype="multipart/form-data">
{% csrf_token %}
<fieldset>
<legend>Registeration</legend>
<table cellspacing="0"><tbody>
<tr><td>
<label for="u_name"> Username :</label></td><td>
<input type="text" name="name" id="u_name">
<td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
<label for="u_img"> IDCard :</label></td><td>
<input type='file' accept='image/*' onchange='openFile(event)' name="idCard" id="u_img">
</td></tr>
The name is getting saved but not the image.

Answer 1

The files are stored in request.FILES:
def index(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
data.name = request.POST.get('name')
data.idCard = request.FILES.get('idCard')
data.save()
return redirect('/')
return render(request, 'event/index.html')
That being said, I strongly advise to use a Form (or ModelForm). A form does not just handle saving the object, it also performs proper validation, can return error messages, and removes a lot of boilerplate code. Often with some tweaking, you can let the form look like you want. But even if you manually write the form in the template, you can still use a form at the Django level to validate and save the object.