Code RoomLarge file loaded into memory
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Large file loaded into memory

Code reviewStorage & CDNDistributed systemsMid–Senior~20 min

Review this Python file-upload handler.

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1import hashlib
2 
3def upload_to_s3(s3, bucket, key, path):
4 with open(path, "rb") as f:
5 data = f.read()
6 digest = hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest()
7 s3.put_object(
8 Bucket=bucket,
9 Key=key,
10 Body=data,
11 Metadata={"sha256": digest},
12 )
13 return digest
14 
15def handle_upload(s3, bucket, request):
16 for upload in request.files: # may be GB-sized video files
17 key = f"uploads/{upload.filename}"
18 upload_to_s3(s3, bucket, key, upload.tmp_path)
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