def create_picture_plugin(filename, file, parent_plugin, **kwargs): from cms.plugins.picture.models import Picture pic = Picture() pic.placeholder = parent_plugin.placeholder pic.parent = parent_plugin pic.position = CMSPlugin.objects.filter(parent=parent_plugin).count() pic.language = parent_plugin.language pic.plugin_type = 'PicturePlugin' path = pic.get_media_path(filename) full_path = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, path) if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(full_path)): os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(full_path)) pic.image = path f = open(full_path, "wb") f.write(file.read()) f.close() pic.save() return pic