def populate_data(request): f = open( "/home/radon12/Documents/Sidebar/Django/sidebar/sidebarapp/movieswrite.csv", 'r') for eachline in f: list = eachline.split('^') movie = Movie() movie.movie_title = list[0] movie.movie_date = list[1] movie.movie_genre = list[2] movie.movie_logo = list[3] movie.save() return redirect("sidebar:index")