[Python] Not understanding Django forms and their use. Is there a way to bypass them and still...

I'm attempting to create a website using Django, a framework I'm not very familiar with. Since I don't understand what Django forms do, I originally wrote my HTML file purely in standard HTML. Now I'm facing difficulties saving uploaded files because Django doesn't allow me to handle them manually. I tried to find a workaround but was unsuccessful. I believe I need to rewrite my HTML file using Django's templating system so that I can properly save the files. Here is the HTML file I have:

html

<div class="w3-container w3-white">
<select class="w3-select" name="request_function" id="request_function" >
<option id="faces_embedding" value="faces_embedding" style="" onclick="pagechange()">faces_embedding</option>
<!-- <option id="faces_model" value="faces_model" style="" onclick="pagechange()"> faces_model </option> -->
<option id="image_recognizer"value="image_recognizer" style="" onclick="pagechange()">image_recognizer</option>
<option id="video_recognizer" value="video_recognizer" style="" onclick="pagechange()">video_recognizer</option>
<option id="stream_recognition" value="stream_recognition" style="" onclick="pagechange()">stream_recognizer</option>
<option id="help" value="help" style="" onclick="pagechange()">help</option>
</select>
</div>

<div id="AddFaces" style="visibility: visible; display: block;">
<div class="w3-row-padding" style="margin:0 -16px;" >

<div class="w3-half">
<input type="radio" name="input_method" id="input_method_0" onclick="datachange()" checked value="input_method_0">
<label>Add A Database</label>
</div>
<div class="w3-half">
<input type="radio" name="input_method" id=input_method_1" onclick="datachange()" value="input_method_1">
<label>Add A Face</label>
</div>
</div>

<div class="w3-row-padding" style="margin:0px -10px;">
<div id="dataset" class="w3-half w3-margin-bottom" style="visibility: visible; display: block;">
<label>Dataset Path</label>
<input class="w3-input w3-border" type="text" placeholder="directory path" name="dataset_path" id="dataset_path" required >
</div>

<div id="face" style="visibility: hidden; display: none;">
<div class="w3-half w3-margin-bottom">
<label>Images Path</label>
<input type="file" id="face_files" name="face_files" multiple >
</div>

<div class="w3-half">
<label>Name</label>
<input class="w3-input w3-border" type="text" placeholder="person name" name="face_name" id="face_name" >
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>



where "datachange()" is a javascript function that hides different dives that I don't need and my view.py

if request.method == "GET":
return render(request, 'index.html')
if request.method == "POST":
form = InputForm(request)
call_form_function(form)
return render(request, 'index.html')


where "InputForm.py" is a normal python class which takes forms id tags and use them as input for functions.

def __init__(self, request):
self.request_function = request.POST.get("request_function")

self.input_method = request.POST.get('input_method')

self.dataset_path = request.POST.get('dataset_path')

self.face_files = request.FILES.getlist['face_files']

self.face_name = request.POST.get('face_name')



from django documents, I used the this function:

def handle_uploaded_file(f):
with open('some/file/name.txt', 'wb+') as destination:
for chunk in f.chunks():
destination.write(chunk)


I’m having an issue where Django automatically closes the file before I have a chance to write anything.

Question: Do I have to use Django forms to save uploaded files? Is there a way to bypass this requirement? If not, how can I modify my HTML file to ensure it still looks the same on the webpage and that my JavaScript works with Django templates?

P.S. I also do not have a database or a models.py file since I don't need them.

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